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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07460.062 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Lysander Wheeler |
| Title | Lysander Wheeler to his parents, sister and brother-in-law discussing an outbreak of smallpox, political chaplains and the ladies of Nashville |
| Date | 27 November 1863 |
| Author | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that some of the men returning from the front were exposed to small pox on the train. Those who were not vaccinated have been taken to the hospital and given vaccinations. He writes that a tent was built to house all the men that came down with small pox. Informs his family that he attended Post Chapel no. 2 and comments on the platform speeches of the Army chaplains. He writes: "Army Chaplains are not afraid to talk politics if need be or state Slavery sentiments now that they have so good a chance in a slave state." Mentions a Sabbath school that has been set up at the Chapel and remarks that many soldiers have converted. Writes that Nashville has become civilized under Federal Laws and gives the example of how the ladies of the town now look down and smile at the Union soldiers when they used turn up their noses. Asks that no more writing material be sent to him, as he recently bought a large quantity. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Soldier's Letter Hospital Health and Medical Smallpox Epidemic Religion Slavery Politics African American History Education Women's History Military Law |
| People | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) |
| Place written | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; Government & Politics; Slavery & Abolition; Religion; Women in American History |
| 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 |