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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08165.34 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Charles J. C. Hutson, H company, 1st regiment, South Carolina, infantry |
| Title | Charles J. Hutson to Emmeline Colcock discussing health in the camp |
| Date | 5 September 1861 |
| Author | Hutson, Charles J. (1842-1902) |
| Recipient | Colcock, Emmeline |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Explains that he feels guilty for not writing and asks if they can write more often. Asks if she looked for their "stars" and writes about missing her and Carolina. Mentions that Maxcy Gregg has arrived and they might move to a nearby hill. He does not know when they will go to Manassas. Reports that camp is healthy but physicians fear typhoid fever. Discusses the company's elected officers: Haskell, captain, John G. Barnwell, 1st Lt., W. Wigg, 2nd Lt., and Grimke Rhett, 3rd Lt. He longs for action. Comments that George Martin has left and is missed. Asks about Willie and cousin Patty and urges Colcock to go to McPhersonville in October. Hutson was engaged to Colcock in 1861 but she died in late 1861 before they were married. 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 Health and Medical Confederate General or Leader Children and Family Love Letters Women's History Typhoid Fever Military Camp Epidemic |
| People | Hutson, Charles J. (1842-1902) Colcock, Emmeline (1841-1861) Haskell, W. T. (fl. 1861) Gregg, Maxcy (1814-1862) Rhett, Thomas G. (Thomas Grimke) (ca. 1821-1878) Barnwell, John G. (fl. 1861-1864) Martin, George Wigg, W. |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| 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 |