Hutson, Charles J., 1842-1902 to Emmeline Colcock

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GLC#
GLC08165.34-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
05 September 1861
Author/Creator
Hutson, Charles J., 1842-1902
Title
to Emmeline Colcock
Place Written
Richmond, Virginia
Pagination
4 p. : + env.
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

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.

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