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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03603.248 Author/Creator: Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878 Place Written: Yorktown, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 July 1863 Pagination: 2 p. : Order a Copy

Writes that they have received word of Vicksburg, Mississippi and [General Ulysses] Grant's victories. The marching is very hard on the men and he writes that half of them, himself included, are marching barefoot because of wet boots and swollen feet.

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

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