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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07460.072 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Lysander Wheeler |
| Title | Lysander Wheeler to his brother-in-law and all at home discussing conscription, Copperheads and the Christian Commissioners |
| Date | 2 April 1864 |
| Author | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written at Lookout Valley, Tennessee. Thanks his friends and family for writing to him and remembering him. Notes that there has been a lot of rain and wind recently. Does not think his brother-in-law will be conscripted as Illinois is already ahead of its quota. Thinks that the New York draft laws are too loose as the rich can "sneak out." Hopes that his brother-in-law will not be drafted but if he is he will be welcomed into the company and regiment. He wishes the army would start to move soon as he wants to fight the rebels. States that he would also like to return home and help "demolish all those copperheads." Describes the work of the Christian Commissioners who keep paper and writing materials and distribute them for free amongst the soldiers. |
| Subjects | Religion Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Soldier's Letter Conscription Copperheads Christianity Charity and Philanthropy |
| People | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) |
| Place written | Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; Religion |
| 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 | Brother-in-law |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 105th Illinois Infantry, C company |