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 #: GLC03603.286 Author/Creator: Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878 Place Written: Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 May 1864 Pagination: 2 p. Order a Copy

Writes from the "White House" that his regiment is expecting to stay here to hold it as a base for Grant's army but they have been ordered to move again. "I hope that if we are about to go into action & danger that we shall at least have the satisfaction of thinking that we are under a commander who is accomplishing something & that we are helping even if so little towards ending the Rebellion." Includes a summary of how many officers and staff are still with the regiment.

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources