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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07460.042 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Lysander Wheeler |
| Title | Lysander Wheeler to his sister and family on the one year anniversary of his enlistment |
| Date | 7 August 1863 |
| Author | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He writes that it is his one year anniversary of enlistment and that he is glad he made the decision to enlist. Comments that the soldiers forage for most of their food, living "almost independent from Unkle [Uncle] Sam". Reports that Lieut. Culver will be replacing Captain Mason as captain. Writes that his company is going up in numbers as hospital and detailed men are being sent back in. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Soldier's Letter American Symbols and Seals Diet and Nutrition Military Provisions Hospital |
| People | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) |
| Place written | Lavergne, 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 |