Wheeler, Joseph, 1836-1906 to Joseph E. Johnston
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00688 Author/Creator: Wheeler, Joseph, 1836-1906 Place Written: [Greensborough, North Carolina] Type: Letter signed Date: April 18, 1865 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 12.5 cm Order a Copy
Joseph Wheeler writes that he arrived at camp and found half of his command had left during the night because they believed the entire army was to be surrendered. His men informed him they heard this from high ranking officers as well as from Union forces who said they were not to fire on the Confederate troops as Union General William T. Sherman was negotiating a surrender. He informs that he sent out officers to get the men back, and indicates that they may have to move because there is no food to forage. He comments that, "I would rather ten thousand times to have been Killed than to have had this thing to occur," and states that had he been present, he could have tried to stop the rumors. Letter dated 9:00 A.M and written in pencil as Major General.
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