Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878 to his family
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03603.132 Author/Creator: Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878 Place Written: Fredericksburg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 August 1862 Pagination: 3 p. : Order a Copy
Writes of traveling by train to Fredericksburg. Requests news of how the recruitment is going in Connecticut. Does not believe that his regiment will see fighting in Richmond because the Union troops greatly outnumber the rebel troops.
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