The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08165.68 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Charles J. C. Hutson, H company, 1st regiment, South Carolina, infantry |
| Title | Charles J. Hutson to Richard W. Hutson regarding 'giving up' of South Carolina |
| Date | 9 January 1865 |
| Author | Hutson, Charles J. (1842-1902) |
| Recipient | Huston, Richard W. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Hutson is "sad to hear about the breaking up of our home & the giving up of our country" in South Carolina. His family has moved to Barnwell, South Carolina, but he advises them to move again if the union advances further. Comments that Kenshaw's old brigade has been sent to join General William J. Hardee, and that John C. Haskell's 7th South Carolina regiment was on its way to South Carolina. Hutson is anxious to protect his home state. Discusses a possible furlough. Reports that a Union attack on Wilmington, Virginia, failed, but troops from Hutson's army have been sent there to brace for another attack. Hutson's regiment captured some Union soldiers last night, in order to obtain information. He read that Sherman is advancing on Grahamville, South Carolina. Charles was a Corporal in the 1st South Carolina Infantry during the Civil War. Richard was his father. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Confederate Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Sherman's March to the Sea Children and Family Refugees Union General Wartime Pillaging and Destruction Union Forces Prisoner of War Confederate General or Leader |
| People | Hutson, Charles J. (1842-1902) Hutson, Richard Woodward (1788-1866) Hardee, William Joseph (1815-1873) Haskell, John Cheves (1841-1906) Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) |
| Place written | Petersburg, 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 |