Wheeler, Lysander, 1837-1917 to his parents, brother-in-law, and sister

GLC07460.114

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GLC#
GLC07460.114-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
12 March 1865
Author/Creator
Wheeler, Lysander, 1837-1917
Title
to his parents, brother-in-law, and sister
Place Written
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Pagination
4 p. : envelope Height: 20 cm, Width: 25.3 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

The Union 14th Corps. captured Fayetteville, North Carolina yesterday. They are now encamped there along with the 20th, 15th, and 17th Corps. On 2 February his regiment had a "brisk" skirmish with Confederates near Lawtonville, South Carolina. They suffered only eight wounded and they are all doing well, none of the wounded were the Sycamore men. They have had a severe and tedious march but they are doing well. He expects that will move on to Goldsboro, North Carolina next. The Union raids have been "gigantic" destroying as much as possible including buildings, cotton, and other provisions. Reports that Columbia, South Carolina, the capital of the state, was burned. Thinks that the pitch factories in South Carolina make "nice fires." They have received some of their back mail from Savannah, Georgia.

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