Hutson, Charles J., 1842-1902 to Richard W. Hutson
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08165.68 Author/Creator: Hutson, Charles J., 1842-1902 Place Written: Petersburg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 09 January 1865 Pagination: 2 p. Order a Copy
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.
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