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Collection Reference Number GLC03603.297
From Archive Folder Collection of Charles M. Coit, field and staff, 8th regiment, Connecticut, infantry 
Title Charles Coit to his family, discussing the clean springs near the rifle pits
Date 6 July 1864
Author Coit, Charles M. (1838-1878)  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Writes about the hardships of being shuffled from the front to the back. Responds to news about Beckwith and James Jennings, both soldiers from Connecticut who have suffered what Coit believes to be self-inflicted wounds. Describes motivating frightened soldiers with threats. Discusses the clean springs near the rifle pits that Coit says provide good water while they are fighting.
Subjects Civil War  Military History  Union Forces  Union Soldier's Letter  Soldier's Letter  Bravery  Injury or Wound  Battle  Battle of Petersburg  Confederate States of America  Diet and Nutrition  Geography and Natural History  
People Coit, Charles M. (1838-1878)  
Place written s.l.
Theme The American Civil War; Health & Medicine
Sub-collection Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
Civil War: Unit 8th Regiment, Connecticut, infantry  
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