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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08165.37 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Charles J. C. Hutson, H company, 1st regiment, South Carolina, infantry |
| Title | Hettie E. Hutson to Charles J. Hutson regarding the death of Emmeline Colcock |
| Date | 9 September 1861 |
| Author | Hutson, Hettie E. (b. 1833) |
| Recipient | Hutson, Charles J. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | A letter of condolence upon the death of Emmeline Colcock, Charles' fiancée, with religious overtones throughout. Mentions Emmeline's siblings visiting from Grahamville, South Carolina. Hopes their is no sickness in Charles' camp and that the war was over. Emmeline died of typhoid fever while Charles was serving as a Corporal in the 1st South Carolina Infantry during the Civil War. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Confederate Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Typhoid Fever Children and Family Death Health and Medical Woman Author Women's History Marriage Religion Military Camp |
| People | Hutson, Hettie Elizabeth (b. 1833) Hutson, Charles J. (1842-1902) Colcock, Emmeline (1841-1861) |
| Place written | South Carolina |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Children & Family; Health & Medicine; Religion |
| 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 |