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Collection Reference Number GLC08165.70
From Archive Folder Collection of Charles J. C. Hutson, H company, 1st regiment, South Carolina, infantry 
Title Charles J. Hutson to Richard W. Hutson regarding fighting to the end and the troubles of the South
Date 20 March 1865
Author Hutson, Charles J. (1842-1902)  
Recipient Huston, Richard W.  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Mentions that W. Douglas, a Presbyterian minister, intends to become the Chaplain of their church. Charles worries about his family's safety, because of the reported brutality of the Union soldiers. Comments that the Union is determined to subjugate them, and he believes it is their duty to fight to the end. Reiterates comments in his 16 March 1865 letter that things are calm, he is well taken care of, and he hopes that "the negroes have proved true & faithful." He is anxious for news about his brother "Marion & the Artillery boys." Relays other news he has received and asks to be kept informed about what's happening at home and with the family. Charles was a Corporal in the 1st South Carolina Infantry during the Civil War. Richard was his father.
Subjects Civil War  Military History  Confederate States of America  Confederate Soldier's Letter  Soldier's Letter  Wartime Pillaging and Destruction  Children and Family  Union Forces  Religion  African American History  Slavery  
People Hutson, Charles J. (1842-1902)  Hutson, Richard Woodward (1788-1866)  Hutson, Marion (b. 1844)  
Place written Petersburg, Virginia
Theme The American Civil War; Religion; African Americans; Children & Family
Sub-collection Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
Civil War: Theater of War Main Eastern Theater  
Civil War: Unit 1st South Carolina infantry, H Company