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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08165.41 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Charles J. C. Hutson, H company, 1st regiment, South Carolina, infantry |
| Title | Samuel E. Axson to Charles J. Hutson regarding the death of Emmeline Colcock |
| Date | 30 September 1861 |
| Author | Axson, Samuel E. (1804 -1889) |
| Recipient | Hutson, Charles J. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Letter of condolence from a pastor upon the death of Hutson's fiancée, Emmeline Colcock, who died of typhoid fever earlier that month. Suggests that comfort can be found in the knowledge that this was God's plan and advises him to seek God. Axson was the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Rome, Georgia. Hutson served as a Corporal in the 1st South Carolina Infantry during the Civil War. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Confederate Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Typhoid Fever Health and Medical Death Women's History Marriage Religion |
| People | Axson, Samuel Edward (1836-1884) Hutson, Charles J. (1842-1902) Colcock, Emmeline (1841-1861) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Religion; 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 |