Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878 to his family
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03603.092 Author/Creator: Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878 Place Written: North Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 March 1862 Pagination: 3 p. Order a Copy
Criticizes McClellan and gives his opinion on the Union military strategy employed in the war. Writes of having a new horse which came to him with musket ball wounds. Mentions that it is his birthday and he had not realized it until dating the letter. Written from "Carolina City," most likely in North Carolina.
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