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Collection Reference Number GLC03603.146
From Archive Folder Collection of Charles M. Coit, field and staff, 8th regiment, Connecticut, infantry 
Title Charles Coit to his family, mentioning that he regiment may go to Washington, D.C. to recruit
Date 25 September 1862
Author Coit, Charles M. (1838-1878)  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Reports that they have been ordered to Harpers Ferry. Writes that he will be unable to take his furlough because of Lieutenant Eaton's and Lieutenant Shepard's injuries from battle. Requests that newspapers with stories about the battle be saved or mailed to him. Also mentions that the regiment may go to Washington, D.C. to recruit. Describes the Chaplain's heroic service to the regiment during the battle, saying that he was the last to walk off the field though slightly wounded. Also says that though the 8th regiment had many wounded and a few killed, that other regiments and companies had much greater losses.
Subjects Civil War  Military History  Union Forces  Infantry  Union Soldier's Letter  Soldier's Letter  Religion  Bravery  Battle  Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg)  Injury or Wound  Washington, D.C.  Recruitment  Journalism  Death  
People Coit, Charles M. (1838-1878)  
Place written Antietam Creek, Maryland
Theme The American Civil War; 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: Theater of War Main Eastern Theater  
Civil War: Unit 8th Regiment, Connecticut, infantry  
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