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to his family
14 May 1862
Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878
Writes about the troubles involved in sleeping in a tent and of his ill luck with receiving boxes sent by his family.
GLC03603.106
15 May 1862
Writes of receiving a compliment from the Colonel and the Major regarding the condition of his Company during an inspection of the camp. Company B was not used to receiving compliments and Coit writes that the men "were exceedingly pleased" and that...
GLC03603.107
20 May 1862
Writes about his servant, formerly an enslaved man, selling his old horse, The Governor, for $100, of another officer having "the piles" which is apparently common among the men and that he is the one who is to seize the liquor sent to soldiers in...
GLC03603.108
May 25, 1862
Writes of some men from his company bringing him pints of blackberries that they had picked. Also writes about the task of confiscating liquor from the boxes which were sent to the men. His thoughts on this responsibility illustrate his ideas about...
GLC03603.109
1 June 1862
Writes in defense of Dr. Storrs, the new Company doctor. Explains that many dislike him because he does not take time enquiring about their feelings but rather works from an intuitive doctor's sense. He also inspects sanitary conditions in the camp...
GLC03603.110
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