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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07460.061 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Lysander Wheeler |
| Title | Lysander Wheeler to his sister and family about General Ward and a vote taken by Methodist Ministers |
| Date | 20 November 1863 |
| Author | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Comments on the rainy weather and muddy conditions. Reports that the troops were reviewed by General R.S. Granger. He writes that the men put their best appearance on for the general and made a very good impression. Wheeler remarks that he's glad that the Methodist Ministers have taken the oath "if for nothing else but to sift out the miserable copperheads" (referring to Illinoisan Democratic Methodist ministers that sympathized with the South). Wheeler writes that there is no prospect of leaving Nashville. He also writes that the men don't belong to any specific army corps or division, but are classed as Ward's Independent Brigade. Referring to General Ward as "papa" he writes: "papa has been so much longer in the service than these mushroom generals that he won't report to them." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union General Copperheads Religion Oath |
| People | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) |
| Place written | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Religion; Government & Politics |
| 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 |