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

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GLC#
GLC03603.023-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
1 November 1861
Author/Creator
Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878
Title
to his family
Place Written
Jamaica, New York
Pagination
2 p. :
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Writes that the regiment has received orders to leave Jamaica, Long Island the next night at 10 p.m. Mentions that he will be taking a servant that had been rejected by another company because he was missing his two front teeth, making him unable to "tear a cartridge." The servant is from Lebanon and is trained as a blacksmith and is said to be "honest and faithful." Also writes that he has not been out to call on people much because he has been getting over a cold. Written from Camp Buckingham.

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