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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03603.329 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Charles M. Coit, field and staff, 8th regiment, Connecticut, infantry |
| Title | Charles Coit to his mother, writing about his hospitalisation |
| Date | 29 October 1864 |
| Author | Coit, Charles M. (1838-1878) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He writes that he has been wounded in the shoulder and is in the hospital. The bullet is still lodged in his side. He requests his mother's presence and says the wound prevents him from writing. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Children and Family Injury or Wound Battle Hospital Women's History |
| People | Coit, Charles M. (1838-1878) |
| Place written | Hampton, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; 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: Recipient Relationship | Mother |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 8th Regiment, Connecticut, infantry |
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