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Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878 to his family

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03603.037 Author/Creator: Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878 Place Written: Annapolis, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 November 1861 Pagination: 4 p. : Order a Copy

Discusses the group of soldiers who are acting as a guard to the city. Describes how they mostly arrest drunken or rowdy soldiers and keep them for a few days before allowing them to return to camp. Relates an incident involving six rowdy cavalrymen challenging ten of the guard's men. Mentions that he must write to A. A. Perkins though he "can't quite settle who she is."

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

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