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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03603.313 Author/Creator: Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 August 1864 Pagination: 2 p. Order a Copy

Writes from camp Bermuda that he awaits the return of papers that he accidentally sent home. He will loose pay without them. He writes that a group of soldiers coming to join the picket line were attacked by rebel soldiers and wounded.

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

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