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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07460.008 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Lysander Wheeler |
| Title | Lysander Wheeler to his parents and sister explaining that his brother-in-law is very ill and they are heavily outnumbered |
| Date | 21 December 1862 |
| Author | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Wheeler writes that his brother-in-law, Darius has been very ill and has not been on duty since they left Bowling Green, Kentucky. Furthermore, Darius is currently waiting for General Rosecrans to sign his discharge papers. Reports that they have been on the lookout for John Morgan and Kirby Smith. He writes that there are only about four or five hundred Union men at this lookout point while it is said that the rebels are eight thousand strong. In response to being outnumbered he writes that "it seems to be the policy of this war to put but few men in the places that need guarding the most." He adds in a postscript note that he has persuaded Darius to go home. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Soldier's Letter Children and Family Health and Medical Union General Confederate General or Leader Guerrilla Warfare Confederate States of America |
| 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 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 105th Illinois Infantry, C company |