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- GLC#
- GLC03603.294-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 24 June 1864
- Author/Creator
- Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878
- Title
- to his family
- Place Written
- Petersburg, Virginia
- Pagination
- 4 p. :
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Writes that, after 48 hours "at the front" they have been relieved. He writes about taking over a "pit" that contained fancy furniture that had been stolen. Describes battle with the rebel soldiers and reacts to news from home. Says that he does not sleep very much. Also writes about reading the Spectator and the Atlantic and about food prices.
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