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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08165.35 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Charles J. C. Hutson, H company, 1st regiment, South Carolina, infantry |
| Title | Cornelius J. Colcock, on behalf of Emmeline (who has typhoid fever), to Charles J. Hutson discussing general issues [this is the last letter before her death] |
| Date | 3 September 1861 |
| Author | Colcock, Cornelius J. (b. 1845) |
| Additional authors | Colcock, Emmeline (1841-1861) |
| Recipient | Hutson, Charles J. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes at the request Emmeline, Charlie's fiancée and Cornelius' sister, who has (typhoid) fever. Discusses and inquires about various family members, both Charlie's siblings and his own. Comments on an upcoming election, supposing that George MacKay was elected. Mentions that cousin Abram is joining the Palmetto Guard as a "gentleman and an amateur." A message from William F. Colcock, Cornelius' father, is also written on the letter; he also comments on Emmeline's health. Emmeline died later that year. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Confederate Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Typhoid Fever Health and Medical Women's History Marriage Children and Family Election Politics |
| People | Colcock, Cornelius J. (b. 1845) Colcock, William Ferguson (1804-1889) Hutson, Charles J. (1842-1902) Colcock, Emmeline (1841-1861) MacKay, George |
| Place written | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Theme | Children & Family; Health & Medicine; The American Civil War; 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 |