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Collection Reference Number GLC03603.034
From Archive Folder Collection of Charles M. Coit, field and staff, 8th regiment, Connecticut, infantry 
Title Charles Coit to his family, thanking them for sending him $5
Date 20 November 1861
Author Coit, Charles M. (1838-1878)  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Thanks his family for sending him $5 and describes his meal expenses. Requests coffee from home and his skating cap. Also mentions "franking" soldiers letters for them.
Subjects Civil War  Military History  Union Forces  Infantry  Union Soldier's Letter  Soldier's Letter  Finance  Children and Family  Diet and Nutrition  Military Provisions  Post Office  Sports and Games  Clothing and Accessories  
People Coit, Charles M. (1838-1878)  
Place written Annapolis, Maryland
Theme The American Civil War; Children & Family; 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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