William Brown letter on Charles Cole death, near Washington, D.C., 1862
Contributed by John Micavich through Sebago Historical Society
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William Brown of the 25th Maine Regiment that was stationed outside Washington, D.C., wrote to the Benjamin Cole family, his neighbors in Segago, to them them know that Pvt. Charles Cole, also of the 25th Maine, had died.
Brown let the senior Cole know what the expenses were to ship his son's body back to Sebago.
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- Title: William Brown letter on Charles Cole death, near Washington, D.C., 1862
- Creator: Brown, William S.
- Creation Date: 1862-12-17
- Subject Date: 1862-12-17
- Town: Sebago
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: ink on paper
- Dimensions (cm): 20 x 13
- Local Code: W.CC.15
- 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
Letters
Families--Maine--Sebago
Soldiers--Maine
Brown, William Stearns--Correspondence
Maine--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Cole family
Cole, Charles H.--Death and burial
United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 25th (1862-1863)
People
Palmer, Asa C.
Cole, Benjamin
Cole , Charles W.
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