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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07460.057 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Lysander Wheeler |
| Title | Lysander Wheeler to his family about selling butter and the unlikelihood that his regiment will be called to the front line |
| Date | 24 October 1863 |
| Author | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) |
| Recipient | Spohn, Martha |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses activity regarding train guard. Writes that they would be able to drive the Rebels from Georgia without firing a gun, if they had Austrian rifles. Mentions that U.S. Grant is now their commander and reports that he passed through Nashville a few days ago with some generals on the way to the front. Writes that it is unlikely that his regiment will be called to the war front. Asks that cheese and butter be delivered to him with someone that is going back to camp. He writes that he'd rather not have more than four or five pounds of butter and a few of cheese at a time. Remarks that the wife of one of the men sends him fourteen or fifteen pounds of butter at a time which he in turns sells in camp for higher prices. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Soldier's Letter Confederate States of America Weaponry Union General Military Provisions Diet and Nutrition Women's History |
| People | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) |
| Place written | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Merchants & Commerce |
| 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 |