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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07460.064 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Lysander Wheeler |
| Title | Lysander Wheeler to his sister and family mentioning that men are nonchalant about the latest smallpox outbreak |
| Date | 11 December 1863 |
| Author | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reports that one of the soldiers, [Zod] Howe, almost died from small pox and another man is thought to have come down with it. Remarks that the men in camp seem very nonchalant about the small pox outbreak. He writes that the hospital building and all the clothes from infected soldiers will be burned. Recollects that one year ago he and Darius (his brother-in-law) were in South Tunnel. He writes, "we never think of that place with any very good feelings as there we lost a good many of our boys." There has been talk of moving to Gallatin but hopes that they don't have to leave Nashville. Reports that they had two reviews to "satisfy the avarice of two ambitious generals" (Generals Rosecrans and Hunter). Writes that he received a letter from John Heyeman who witnessed the battle of Mission Ridge. Comments on Lincoln's message to Congress delivered on December 8, 1863. Asks for his grandfather's address. He sends likenesses of five of the men. Writes that Tom Alber and Seidel have been examined for "nigger officers" (possibly USCT officers) and will likely go for lieutenants. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Soldier's Letter Battle Presidential Speeches and Proclamations President Congress Photography African American History African American Troops Smallpox Health and Medical Epidemic Military Camp Hospital Clothing and Accessories Union General Death |
| People | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) |
| Place written | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; 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 |