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Collection Reference Number GLC03603.102
From Archive Folder Collection of Charles M. Coit, field and staff, 8th regiment, Connecticut, infantry 
Title Charles Coit to his family, thanking his family for the package
Date 5 May 1862
Author Coit, Charles M. (1838-1878)  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Thanks his family for the package and mentions getting a prayer book, a bag of tea, sardines, gumdrops and a set of brushes and combs. Written "South of Newbern," likely in North Carolina.
Subjects Civil War  Military History  Union Forces  Infantry  Union Soldier's Letter  Soldier's Letter  Diet and Nutrition  Children and Family  Gift  Personal Hygiene  Religion  
People Coit, Charles M. (1838-1878)  
Place written North Carolina
Theme The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; Children & Family; Religion
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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