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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07460.012 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Lysander Wheeler |
| Title | Lysander Wheeler to his parents, sister and brother-in-law about illness at camp, the prohibition of fires at night and attempts to round up guns |
| Date | 30 January 1863 |
| Author | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that he has received his mother's likeness and will treasure it. Asks that Darius write as soon as he is well enough to do so. General Rosecrans has prohibited picket fires at night, so they have to make a big pile of coals and sleep beside it to keep warm during picket duty. Wheeler doesn't think Morgan will confront them for a while. Writes that the Union victory at Murfreesboro was so difficult that "old Bragg claims one on his side." Reports that Porter West, and Phil Hartman were wounded at Vicksburg. He encloses a letter from Captain Warner to Darius; which reports that the Captain has typhoid and is boarding at a darkie house. Wheeler requests that someone from home send him some black linen thread, as his clothes are starting to fall part and he has to constantly mend them. Writes that they are gathering all usable guns but the "Rebels have been ahead of us the object being to disarm the inhabitants." Closes the letter by reporting that there have been many sickly men in his regiment during the winter time. He writes that two or three per week have been dying of illness. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Soldier's Letter Children and Family Women's History Photography Health and Medical Military Camp Union General Confederate General or Leader Guerrilla Warfare Battle Battle of Vicksburg Injury or Wound Typhoid Fever African American History Freemen Landlord and Tenant Clothing and Accessories Military Uniforms Confederate States of America Weaponry Death |
| People | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) |
| Place written | South Tunnel, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Lysander Wheeler, a farmer from Sycamore, Illinois, enlisted in the Union Army on August 7, 1862 as a private. He was mustered into Company C of the 105th Illinois infantry and later promoted to sergeant. Wheeler was mustered out on June 7, 1865. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Mother Father Sister Brother-in-law |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 105th Illinois Infantry, C company |