Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

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

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03603.149 Author/Creator: Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878 Place Written: Antietam Creek, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 October 1862 Pagination: 1 p. Order a Copy

Writes to ask that his brother, George, request "muster rolls" from Lieutenant Shepard, who has been sent back to Norwich to recuperate after being wounded.

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources