Norman Coapman letters 1855-1862, 1872

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Coapman, Norman

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Correspondence of Norman Coapman, principally to his wife Kate. They moved from Hallsville, New York to Wyocena, Wisconsin in 1855 and the early letters describe their arrival in Wisconsin, land pu...

Correspondence of Norman Coapman, principally to his wife Kate. They moved from Hallsville, New York to Wyocena, Wisconsin in 1855 and the early letters describe their arrival in Wisconsin, land purchases, health of relatives, and Norman's trips to New York to seek treatment for asthma and a stomach disorder. Coapman enlisted with the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry in 1861 in the regimental band and mustered out in 1862. The letters during this period describe the regiment's camps at Iron Knob, Curtis and Point Pleasant, Missouri, and Cairo, Illinois; the regiment's band and drills; the battle at Fredricktown, Missouri and skirmishes along the Mississippi; superior officers; and a hand-drawn map of the camp at Cairo. Later letters (1872) are written to friends and relatives while he worked at the La Crosse Division, Wyocena Station of the Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway and describe his work at the station.

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