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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03603.242 Author/Creator: Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 June 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : Order a Copy

Writes of commanding a picket line. Also, he writes of receiving word of the Rebel raid into Maryland and Pennsylvania. Says that he does not believe the rebellion will last much longer. Writes that he presumes that the camp they are in will soon be evacuated and that his Regiment will not be called to oppose General [Robert E.] Lee's men in Maryland or Pennsylvania.

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

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