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

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GLC#
GLC03603.139-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
28 August 1862
Author/Creator
Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878
Title
to his family
Place Written
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Pagination
2 p. :
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Writes of preparing to leave Fredericksburg: "This is the first time we have shown the enemy our backs, the first time we have been ordered to run and I hope the last time." In a note on the 30th says that they were expecting to fight but that the enemy never appeared. Ends with "Rumor says the enemy is advancing. If so we shall retreat I suppose."

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