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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07460.027 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Lysander Wheeler |
| Title | Lysander Wheeler to his parents, sister and brother-in-law transmitting a poem and outlining new rules regarding furloughs |
| Date | 5 May 1863 |
| Author | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that furloughs have begun and three men will be allowed to go from each company. His brigade will be kept in Gallatan for the time being, as Gallatan is a very important position to keep. Writes that there will soon be a fight at Murfreesboro and is confident that Confederate General Braxton Bragg's army is equal to and possibly stronger than Confederate General Joseph Wheeler's. Describes an incident in which an escorted mail delivery was attacked by rebels, but the escorts managed to drive the rebels back. Describes seeing an Indiana soldier being carried to his grave, followed by his wife whom had just arrived a week ago. Discusses the cannonading of a Union boat on the Cumberland River. Asks for emery paper to keep his gun clean. The letter is continued the following morning, May 6, 1863. He writes that an order has been issued prohibiting furlough unless on account of disability or severe illness in the soldier's family. Includes a poem written by an unknown soldier entitled " First night in Dixie". Wheeler indicates that the poem refers to when the 105th Illinois went to Louisville. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Soldier's Letter Confederate States of America Confederate General or Leader Battle Death Marriage Women's History Navy Weaponry Injury or Wound Children and Family Poetry |
| People | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) |
| Place written | Gallatin, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Arts & Literature |
| 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 |