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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03603.331 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Charles M. Coit, field and staff, 8th regiment, Connecticut, infantry |
| Title | Chaplain to Mrs. Charles Coit, informing her of the severity of her son's injury |
| Date | 28 October 1864 |
| Author | Smith (fl. 1864) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | The Chaplain writes to Mrs. Coit to inform her that Charles has been wounded with a shrapnel shot. Smith reports the wound is severe and that he was being transported to Chesapeake Hospital. He requested that the Chaplin write to his mother immediately. |
| Subjects | Medical History Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Battle Women's History Religion Injury or Wound Hospital Children and Family |
| People | Coit, Charles M. (1838-1878) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| 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: Unit | 8th Regiment, Connecticut, infantry |
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