Letter about Pvt. Cole serious illness, near Washington, D.C., 1862
Contributed by John Micavich through Sebago Historical Society
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William Brown of Sebago, a solider in the 25th Maine Regiment, wrote to Benjamin Cole in Sebago, to tell him that his son, Pvt. Charles Cole was quite sick and probably not going to recover.
Brown had written a week earlier to tell the family that Cole was sick with a fever.
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- Title: Letter about Pvt. Cole serious illness, near Washington, D.C., 1862
- Creator: Brown, William Stearns
- Creation Date: 1862-12-15
- Subject Date: 1862-12-15
- Town: Sebago, Washington
- County: Cumberland
- State: DC, ME
- Media: ink on paper
- Dimensions (cm): 20 x 13
- Local Code: W.CC.14
- Collection: John Micavich:Charles Cole Civil War letters
- Object Type: Text
For more information about this item, contact:
Sebago Historical Society
PO Box 59, Sebago, ME 04029
(207) 787-2489
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LC Subject Headings
United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 25th (1862-1863)
Maine--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
Soldiers--Maine
Families--Maine--Sebago
United States--Civil War, 1861-1865
Cole, Charles H.--Health
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Hospitals
Cole family
Brown, William Stearns--Correspondence
People
Cook, Alonzo S.
Cook, Jason
Brown, William S.
Cole, Benjamin
Cole , Charles W.
Other Keywords
Camp Casey
Civil War
Co K 25th Infantry Regt
Typhoid Fever
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