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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08165.48 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Charles J. C. Hutson, H company, 1st regiment, South Carolina, infantry |
| Title | Charles J. Hutson to Richard W. Hutson and Sarah McLeod Hutson regarding the Seven Days' Battles |
| Date | 1 July 1862 |
| Author | Hutson, Charles J. (1842-1902) |
| Recipient | Hutson, Richard W. Hutson, Sarah McLeod |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written to his mother and father from Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond, Virginia. States he was wounded at the skirmishes at Ellison's Mill and Gaines's Mill but he is well now. Mentions that Marion (possibly Marion Hutson, his brother) helped him. States that Willie (possibly William F. Colcock, b. 1843) has typhoid fever and is at the hospital but is getting better. States his regiment (Gregg's Regiment) suffered greatly. The Battle of Mechanicsville (Ellison's Mill) occurred on 26 June 1862, and the Battle of Gaines's Mill on 27 June 1862. They are the 2nd and 3rd of the Seven Days' Battles, Peninsular Campaign. Charles J. Hutson 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 Battle Injury or Wound Hospital Typhoid Fever Health and Medical Children and Family |
| People | Hutson, Charles J. (1842-1902) Hutson, Richard Woodward (1788-1866) Hutson, Sarah McLeod (fl. 1862-1863) Hutson, Marion (b. 1844) Colcock, William Ferguson (1804-1889) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; 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 |