Charles Coit to his family, reporting of a 'heavy force' across the river - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC03603.229
From Archive Folder	Collection of Charles M. Coit, field and staff, 8th regiment, Connecticut, infantry
Title	Charles Coit to his family, reporting of a 'heavy force' across the river
Date	3 May 1863
Author	Coit, Charles M. (1838-1878)
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	Writes that there is a "heavy force across the river and the firing has been incessant." Notes that his Regiment is split in two with one half out on a mission and Coit's half camped in the woods. He passes on descriptions of fighting near the river, saying that the Rebels were "in rifle pits as usual." Believes that the goal of the Rebels is to capture part of the railroad and "forage the whole country and prevent the planting."
Subjects	Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Wartime Pillaging and Destruction Confederate States of America Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Military Provisions Railroad
People	Coit, Charles M. (1838-1878)
Place written	s.l.
Theme	The American Civil War; Agriculture
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