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Collection Reference Number GLC03603.165
From Archive Folder Collection of Charles M. Coit, field and staff, 8th regiment, Connecticut, infantry 
Title Charles Coit to his family, mentioning that they are camped just across the river from rebel troops
Date 20 November 1862
Author Coit, Charles M. (1838-1878)  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Writes that they are camped very near to their old camp. Also mentions that they are camped just across the river from rebel troops and that some of the troops from both sides spoke across the river the night before. The conversation was based mostly on their opinions of the different Generals. Believes that the Union cavalry will charge into Fredericksburg in the evening but does not anticipate any fighting. Writes about the expense of food in Fredericksburg.
Subjects Civil War  Military History  Union Forces  Infantry  Union Soldier's Letter  Soldier's Letter  Military Provisions  Finance  Military Camp  Confederate States of America  Confederate General or Leader  Union General  Cavalry  Diet and Nutrition  
People Coit, Charles M. (1838-1878)  
Place written Fredericksburg, Virginia
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: Theater of War Main Eastern Theater  
Civil War: Unit 8th Regiment, Connecticut, infantry  
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