^Lot 3346 CIVIL WAR LETTERS OF PVT CHARLES COLE, 25TH MAINE.

28 wartime letters from Cole to his family and letters from family to him. Charles W Cole joined the 25th Maine Volunteer Infantry, from Sebago and left for Camp Abraham Lincoln, were several letters are written from. Letters written by his father, sister and brother to him demonstrate how much the family missed and feared for his well-being. Only three months after enlisting, 18 year old Charles would die of typhoid fever at Arlington Heights, Virginia guarding the bridge over the Potomac River. Cabinet card photo copy of Cole in sack coat, 2 Maine enlistment documents. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: letters are contained in binder with history & research. CONDITION: good to very good overall, some reductions & staining, all easily discerned, the few envelopes have had stamps cut off. (02-26295/JS). NON-GUN. $800-1,200.