The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk

Collection Reference Number GLC03603.246
From Archive Folder Collection of Charles M. Coit, field and staff, 8th regiment, Connecticut, infantry 
Title Charles Coit to his family, reporting an unsuccessful raid on Fredericksburg and Richmond
Date 7 July 1863
Author Coit, Charles M. (1838-1878)  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Reports an unsuccessful raid on Fredericksburg and Richmond, Virginia. The marching is very difficult due to the extreme heat and that several have died or been maimed by sunstroke. Though none of the men were wounded while they attempted to take the bridge, several were taken prisoner while straggling behind during marching. Mentions that General Getty commanded the expedition, General Harland commanded Coit's division and that Colonel Stedman commanded Coit's brigade.
Subjects Civil War  Military History  Union Forces  Union Soldier's Letter  Soldier's Letter  Extreme Weather  Death  Injury or Wound  Health and Medical  Confederate States of America  Prisoner of War  Union General  
People Coit, Charles M. (1838-1878)  
Place written White House, 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  
Transcript Show/hide