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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08165.42 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Charles J. C. Hutson, H company, 1st regiment, South Carolina, infantry |
| Title | William F. Colcock to Charles J. Hutson regarding the death of his daughter Emmeline and giving news on his other children |
| Date | 9 October 1861 |
| Author | Colcock, William F. (1804-1889) |
| Recipient | Hutson, Charles J. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He takes comfort in writing to someone who is mourning as he is. Laments the loss of his daughter Emmeline, and extols her virtuous nature. Gives information about his six other children. States he has been to McPhersonville and found out that Mitchell has died. Hutson was engaged to Emmeline Colcock in 1861 but she died of typhoid fever in late 1861 while he was away. He 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 Children and Family Death |
| People | Colcock, William Ferguson (1804-1889) Hutson, Charles J. (1842-1902) Colcock, Emmeline (1841-1861) |
| Place written | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| 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 |