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Collection Reference Number GLC03603.241
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 box they sent him
Date 14 June1863
Author Coit, Charles M. (1838-1878)  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Writes that his company has been relieved of duty at Ft. Jerico and sent to rejoin their regiment. The box that his family sent has arrived and he thanks them and mentions that several of the jars had broken in shipping. Describes using sweet gum bark tea to help cure him of diarrhea. Comments about food prices and reports that his servant is doing very well.
Subjects Civil War  Military History  Union Forces  Union Soldier's Letter  Soldier's Letter  Diet and Nutrition  Children and Family  Drugs  Geography and Natural History  Health and Medical  Servant  Finance  Merchants and Trade  
People Coit, Charles M. (1838-1878)  
Place written Suffolk, Virginia
Theme The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; Children & Family; Merchants & Commerce
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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