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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08165.62 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Charles J. C. Hutson, H company, 1st regiment, South Carolina, infantry |
| Title | Charles J. Hutson to my dear Sister regarding camp life and family news |
| Date | 28 October 1863 |
| Author | Hutson, Charles J. (1842-1902) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | States he has not had the energy to write because camp life is so dull. He hopes 1864 is the last year of the war. Mentions his brother Marion Hutson's furlough and remarks that the furloughs given the troops are too short at 21 days. He will request one when they settle into winter quarters. Thinks that Marion should stay home because he doesn't know how his foot will be and mentions he is glad Charley Colcock is home. Comments that he has the use of the blankets of Sergeant Powell, who is a prisoner of war. Notes that the troops are poorly provided for. Captain Abner M. Perrine bought 800 pairs of shoes for the brigade. Before this some men were barefoot. He heard that George Mackay's sister Isabella is to be married. He would like to go on furlough at the same time as Mackay and Ben Martin. Gives love to family members. Hutson was a Corporal, 1st South Carolina Infantry, during the Civil War. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Confederate Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Women's History Military Camp Injury or Wound Health and Medical Prisoner of War Military Supplies Clothing and Accessories Military Uniforms Marriage |
| People | Hutson, Charles J. (1842-1902) MacKay, George MacKay, Isabella Martin, Ben Perrin, Abner Monroe (1827-1864) Colcock, Charles Jones (fl. 1862-1863) |
| Place written | Brandy Station, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; Women in American History |
| 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 |