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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07460.051 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Lysander Wheeler |
| Title | Lysander Wheeler to his sister and family commenting on poor camp conditions and the deadly collapse of a prison building |
| Date | 1 October 1863 |
| Author | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) |
| Recipient | Spohn, Martha |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reports on the continuous rainy weather. Comments on the quality of tents the soldiers are living in, stating that if they lived off what the government gave them it would be like lying on the ground with " two bed sheets over a ridge pole for a cover." Writes that three Army Corps will be passing through Nashville on their way to reinforce Rosecrans. Informs his family that a building in Nashville used as a barracks for imprisoned rebels has partially caved in, killing and injuring some ninety-five people. Hopes that his hometown friend, Ella Lattin, recovers her health. Writes that he will make his mother a ring when he finds a nice shell. Continues the letter on October 2nd. Describes receiving some shirts and food from home and spoils from a fellow soldier's marauding. He is very thankful to his family and writes that he doesn't know how to repay them "unless it is to shoot a rebel." Reports that General Hooker is currently in Nashville to join the Army. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Soldier's Letter Children and Family Clothing and Accessories Diet and Nutrition Confederate States of America Military Camp Union General Prisoner of War Prison Camp Disaster Construction Women's History Health and Medical |
| People | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) Spohn, Martha (fl. 1862-1863) |
| 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 | Sister |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 105th Illinois Infantry, C company |