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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08165.51 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Charles J. C. Hutson, H company, 1st regiment, South Carolina, infantry |
| Title | Charles J. Hutson to Sarah McLeod Hutson regarding life in Fredericksburg |
| Date | 9 December 1862 |
| Author | Hutson, Charles J. (1842-1902) |
| Recipient | Hutson, Sarah McLeod |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Mentions cold in Fredericksburg. Comments that George C. MacKay, and a man named Clap, of McCreary's South Carolina Infantry (1st South Carolina Infantry, Provisional Army) arrived and brought clothing and other supplies from Richmond. He has enough blankets to stay warm. Discusses food. Talks about the composition of the company and its leaders. He is "glad that the negroes have been dispersed of advantageously." Discusses the army's near future. Asks for a pair of winter boots. Hutson was a Corporal, 1st South Carolina Infantry, during the Civil War. Sarah was his mother. Written shortly before the Battle of Fredericksburg. |
| Subjects | Battle of Fredericksburg Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Confederate Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Slavery African American History Clothing and Accessories Military Uniforms Military Supplies Military Provisions Diet and Nutrition Military Camp |
| People | Hutson, Charles J. (1842-1902) McCleod, Sarah Mikell (1809-1882) Hutson, Marion (b. 1844) MacKay, George |
| Place written | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans |
| 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 |