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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07460.100 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Lysander Wheeler |
| Title | Lysander Wheeler to his parents, sister and brother-in-law commenting on politics and complaining about Copperheads |
| Date | 14 September 1864 |
| Author | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written near the Chattahoochee River in Georgia. He has not received any mail dated before 12 September for ten days as the rebel attacks have disrupted the mail service. He thinks that a rebel named Wheeler is to blame for all of the attacks. He wonders if there is any relation between him and the rebel. It has been over two years and he thought the rebellion would have been stopped by now but the fight continues on. Writes that if the North had a unified front and had there been no copperheads the war would be over. He hopes that the Republican Party will get Abraham Lincoln elected again. Does not want the Union General Robert George B. McClellan to win because there will be a "dishonest compromise." Because if McClellan has his compromise slavery will still continue. Encourages his family to vote for Lincoln as he is the only one who wants to end the rebellion. At dress parade General William T. Sherman told the men to ignore the copperheads in the north and that he would always stand by his men. He thinks that the army is better "united" then ever. Writes that the country will always be "cut up" in politics instead of focusing on winning the war. He understands why his father has not voted for two or three years. Writes that Ed does not want to go back to Amity. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union General Democratic Party African American History Slavery Confederate General or Leader Copperheads Republican Party Election Politics President Government and Civics Suffrage |
| People | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) |
| Place written | Georgia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; Government & Politics; Slavery & Abolition; The Presidency |
| 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 | Mother Father Sister Brother-in-law |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 105th Illinois Infantry, C company |