Wheeler, Lysander, 1837-1917 to his parents, [brother-in-law], and sister
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07460.037 Author/Creator: Wheeler, Lysander, 1837-1917 Place Written: Lavergne, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 June 1863 Pagination: 6 p. : envelope ; 20 x 24.5 cm. Order a Copy
Thanks his family for the food they sent him and requests that they send him some emery paper (for filing his gun), tea, and pepper. Reports that Rosecrans has taken five or six hundred rebel prisoners to Nashville. Writes that rebels planted two underground shells on the railroad tracks which caused severe damage to the tracks but resulted in no casualties to either army. Discusses spending the fourth of July in Dixie land. He also reports that furloughs will only be granted with a recommendation from a doctor. Pages five and six differ in size from pages one to four.
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