Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878 to his family
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03603.081 Author/Creator: Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878 Place Written: Roanoke Island Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 March 1862 Pagination: 2 p. : Order a Copy
Responds to a letter received from home inquiring about his housing situation and the layout of the island. Also discredits accounts of the battle that his family has picked up, such as the rumor that Colonel Russell, one of the men killed in the battle, was shot while on horseback.
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