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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07460.116 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Lysander Wheeler |
| Title | Lysander Wheeler to his nephew discussing life in the army and advising him not to enlist |
| Date | 28 March 1865 |
| Author | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes about what life is like in the army. He states that the troops usually sleep outside and never have more than a thick blanket between him "and the sky." He does not want his nephew to have to go to war and if he comes home he will tell him why. Writes that if the men of the south would have been "good" there would have been no war and no trouble for the people at home. When he comes home he will give him the pistol he promised him. Advises Wellington not to enlist as it will make his mother worry too much. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Soldier's Letter Children and Family Military Camp Weaponry |
| People | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) |
| Place written | Goldsboro, North Carolina |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family |
| 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 | Nephew |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 105th Illinois Infantry, C company |