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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07460.069 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Lysander Wheeler |
| Title | Lysander Wheeler to his parents, sister and brother-in-law regarding his poor health and an imminent march to Alabama |
| Date | 31 January 1864 |
| Author | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that he is about to march for Alabama. Notes that their equipment is packed and ready as are the troops who are ready to "tramp for freedom through mudholes and over mountains." His boots, however, are worn through. States that he had been sick while writing his previous letter. He has since gotten better though he is not very "stout." The doctor has told him that he can do as he pleases and suggested he guard the cars as the army moved. He would be allowed to ride for part of the time until his health improved. Notes that the army will not march until Thursday morning. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Soldier's Letter Military Uniforms Military Supplies Clothing and Accessories Health and Medical |
| People | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) |
| Place written | Nashville, 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 |