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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07460.011 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Lysander Wheeler |
| Title | Lysander Wheeler to his parents, sister and brother-in-law relating the news of a captain's resignation and the discharge of disabled soldiers |
| Date | 18 January 1863 |
| Author | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that many men have been receiving discharge papers, particularly those who are disabled. Reports that the mail has been irregular due to a heavy storm that washed away the trestle work of the train tracks. Relates the news that Captain Warner has tendered his resignation. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Soldier's Letter Injury or Wound Railroad Extreme Weather |
| 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 |