Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878 to his family
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03603.067 Author/Creator: Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 January 1862 Pagination: 4 p. Order a Copy
Written on board the ship "H. J. Brookman." Describes in more detail the voyage from Annapolis to the waters off the coast of Fort Monroe. Reports that several of the ships in the procession ran ashore and had to be towed off.
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