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- GLC#
- GLC03603.147-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 4 October 1862
- Author/Creator
- Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878
- Title
- to his family
- Place Written
- Antietam Creek, Maryland
- Pagination
- 4 p. :
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Writes that he has been ill and has had a hard time marching. Has been treating his head and stomach pain with brandy. Believes his illness is being caused by drinking water that has traces of lime from limestone in it. The doctor tells him to mix cider vinegar with the water to counteract the effects. Also writes of having seen his Uncle William.
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