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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08165.38 |
| 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 |
| Date | 13 September 1861 |
| Author | Colcock, William F. (1804-1889) |
| Recipient | Hutson, Charles J. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | A letter of condolence upon the death of Emmeline Colcock, Charles' fiancée and Colcock's daughter. Charles was then on furlough from the 1st South Carolina Infantry, where he served as a Corporal during the Civil War. Colcock refers to Charles' letter from 7 September 1861, in which Charles hoped for Emmeline's recovery, commenting that he weeps when he reads it. He feels bound to Charles. Colcock wrote a note in pencil at the bottom of p. 3 indicating that "Willie has arrived." Willie is William F. Colcock, Jr. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Confederate Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Typhoid Fever Children and Family Death Health and Medical Women's History Marriage |
| People | Colcock, William Ferguson (1804-1889) Hutson, Charles J. (1842-1902) Colcock, Emmeline (1841-1861) Colcock, William Ferguson (1804-1889) |
| Place written | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; 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 |