Wheeler, Lysander, 1837-1917 [to his family]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07460.043 Author/Creator: Wheeler, Lysander, 1837-1917 Place Written: Lavergne, Tenessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 August 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
Wheeler advises his brother-in-law Darius not to return to the Army. He writes that the soldiers weren't able to draw soft bread because the baker had gotten drunk and later arrested. Reports that Captain Mason, who was replaced by Captain Culver, is planning to resign.
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