Wheeler, Lysander, 1837-1917 to his parents and sister
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07460.005 Author/Creator: Wheeler, Lysander, 1837-1917 Place Written: Scottsville, Kentucky Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 November 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope ; 18 x 23 cm. Order a Copy
He writes that it took two days to travel from Bowling Green to Scottsville because the roads were rough and the wagons so heavily loaded the wheels had to be chained to go downhill. Comments that men and women, "meager looking whips," are often seen along the road. Observes that most of the townspeople do not side with the Secesh, but did vote for "Southern rights".
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