Hutson, Charles J., 1842-1902 to Richard W. Hutson

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GLC#
GLC08165.54-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
08 June 1863
Author/Creator
Hutson, Charles J., 1842-1902
Title
to Richard W. Hutson
Place Written
Guineas Station, Virginia
Pagination
4 p. :
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Discusses his regiment's recent move to Guineas Station, Virginia. Mentions indefinite reports about the actions of General James Longstreet at Culpeper, Virginia. Refers to a possible heavy movement of troops being orchestrated by General Robert E. Lee. Mentions that his letters may be sporadic due their movements and engagement with Union troops. He revisited a camp site and remembered when so many of his enlisted friends and relatives were still together. Laments their death or separation.
Charles was a Corporal in the 1st South Carolina Infantry during the Civil War. Richard was his father. Written a month after the Battle of Chancellorsville.

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