Letter, 1862 July 11.

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Letter, 1862 July 11.

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In a letter to "Hen", G. Coggeshall at Washington, D.C. writes; "If therefore, the secretary of war will allow me to go to the front (before Richmond in fact) I will go and enlist there. If he will not give me a pass, I will go to the recruiting office and enroll myself like any other poor devil. If they will give me an opportunity to fight for the cause, so much for the better. If not, I will ask for it, if it be only at road-mending or garrison duty. If I know for certain that going in as a private, I should come out as one without having seen any action, I would still go; for my whole heart is bound up in the war."

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Coggeshall, George R.

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