Wheeler, Lysander, 1837-1917 to his sister Martha and family
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07460.057 Author/Creator: Wheeler, Lysander, 1837-1917 Place Written: Nashville, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 October 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope ; 20 x 24.5 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses activity regarding train guard. Writes that they would be able to drive the Rebels from Georgia without firing a gun, if they had Austrian rifles. Mentions that U.S. Grant is now their commander and reports that he passed through Nashville a few days ago with some generals on the way to the front. Writes that it is unlikely that his regiment will be called to the war front. Asks that cheese and butter be delivered to him with someone that is going back to camp. He writes that he'd rather not have more than four or five pounds of butter and a few of cheese at a time. Remarks that the wife of one of the men sends him fourteen or fifteen pounds of butter at a time which he in turns sells in camp for highr prices.
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