Abstract: Private William Coleman was a Confederate soldier who mustered in at the age of 32, on April 11, 1861 into the Sixth South Carolina Volunteer Infantry, 1st Company "A", by J.T. Walker. He was later joined in service by his brother John Kennedy Coleman, after transferring to Company "F" (at a yet unknown time). Fifty letters written by William and John document their career within the infantry, and the conditions faced by Southern soldiers.