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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08165.31 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Charles J. C. Hutson, H company, 1st regiment, South Carolina, infantry |
| Title | Charles J. Hutson to Emmeline Colcock regarding his plans to join his company in Virginia |
| Date | 9 August 1861 |
| Author | Hutson, Charles J. (1842-1902) |
| Recipient | Colcock, Emmeline |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses going to Richmond, Virginia to meet his company. Reports that the company is not organized yet and that it might take awhile. Mentions that Captain Haskell has not arrived yet with his men. Explains that he does not want to be mustered into Confederate service until the company is organized because if he is, Maxcy Gregg, the commander, can place him in any company. States Alick Haskell and Frank Frost are there, and Prickney Seabrook is planning on joining the company. Mentions that the men have been covering their own expenses since they cannot enter the camp yet. He longs to be with her and does not know what he will do if his company does not organize. 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 Love Letters Women's History Confederate General or Leader |
| People | Hutson, Charles J. (1842-1902) Colcock, Emmeline (1841-1861) Haskell, W. T. (fl. 1861) Gregg, Maxcy (1814-1862) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Children & Family |
| 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 |