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- GLC#
- GLC07460.026-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 30 April 1863
- Author/Creator
- Wheeler, Lysander, 1837-1917
- Title
- to his parents, [brother-in-law], and sister
- Place Written
- Gallatin, Tennessee
- Pagination
- 6 p. : Height: 19.5 cm, Width: 24 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Thanks his family for the letter and the trunk of food they sent him. He has packed his winter clothing and will be sending it home so as to not carry it around during the summer months. Writes that there is rumor that his regiment will join the main Army in Murfreesboro. In a separate letter dated the evening of April 30th, Wheeler describes seeing "the darkies" dance to the music of his regiment's band. He also writes that General Rosencrans' wife announced that fighting had commenced in Murfreesboro.
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