Charles Cole to his family, Virginia, 1862
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Charles Cole of Sebago, a private in Co. K of the 25th Maine Infantry, wrote to his family in late November 1862 that he was healthy and well fed, the barracks were warm, and they had a wood stove for heat.
Responding to a letter, he wrote that he was upset that a neighbor of his family in Sebago, Joe Wiggins, or one of his family stole a turkey from the Coles, but is happy his mother still had one for Thanksgiving.
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- Title: Charles Cole to his family, Virginia, 1862
- Creator: Cole, Charles W
- Creation Date: 1862-11-30
- Subject Date: 1862
- Town: Arlington Heights, Sebago, Standish, Washington
- County: Cumberland
- State: DC, ME, VA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions (cm): 20 x 13
- Local Code: W.CC.31
- 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--Civil War, 1861-1865
Cole family
United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 25th (1862-1863)
Cole, Charles H.--Correspondence
Thanksgiving Day
Soldiers--Maine
Maine--Civil War, 1861-1865
Families--Maine--Sebago
People
Wiggins, Joe
Walker, George M.
Higgins, Ansel A.
Snow, Henry F.
Cole, Charles W.
Hanes, Joe
Other Keywords
25th ME Infantry
27th ME Infantry
Civil War
Thanksgiving
Typhoid fever
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