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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03603.312 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 would like to re-enlist for a period of time less than three years but that it seems impossible. He is not angry with the service or the mission but rather with the regimental management. He writes that many lives were lost when "a great freshlet" swept through the ravine where many of the troops were camped.

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

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