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Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the Charles Woodward Hutson Papers, #362, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Alternate Form of Material

Richard Hutson's letters, 1765-1777 (typescripts), are available on microfilm.

Acquisitions Information

Received from Ethel Hutson and Mr. and Mrs. B. Stanley Nelson of New Orleans, La., between 1936 and 1954 (Acc. 101913).

Additional Descriptive Resources

The original finding aid for this collection is available in folder 1a.

Sensitive Materials Statement

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Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007

Updated by: Amanda Loeb, October 2013

The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.

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• Authors, American--Southern States--Biography.
• Charleston (S.C.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
• Confederate States of America. Army--Military life.
• Hutson, Charles Woodward, 1840-1936.
• Hutson, Richard, 1748-1795.
• South Carolina College--History.
• Southern States--Intellectual life.
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
• United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
• University of South Carolina--History.
• Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Charles Woodward Hutson (23 September 1840-27 May 1936) grew up on plantations in Beaufort District, S.C. He attended South Carolina College, graduating in 1860, and enlisted as a private in the army of the Confederate States of America. He served throughout the Civil War in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Hutson was wounded at the first battle of Manassas, taken prisoner at Seven Pines, and held for three months at Fort Delaware.

Hutson taught in colleges, universities, and public and private schools throughout the South for over forty years, specializing in languages and history. During this time he wrote several books and essays, some of which were published. Upon retirement in 1908, Hutson settled in New Orleans, La., and took up painting, chiefly depicting landscapes and working in oils, water colors, and pastels. His works were exhibited by several art organizations, including the Art Association of New Orleans, the Arts and Crafts Club, the Gulf Coast Art Association, and the Southern States Art League. He received the 1925 Blanche B. Benjamin prize for best Louisiana landscape from the Arts and Crafts Club.

Hutson married Mary Jane Lockett in 1871 and with her had ten children.

The collection includes correspondence, writings, photographs, and other materials of Charles Woodward Hutson. Correspondence consists of letters between Charles Woodward Hutson and relatives, friends, former students, business associates, and publishing firms. Civil War correspondence, 1861-1865, consists of letters to his parents describing army life and camp discipline. There are detailed descriptions of the battle of Manassas and the wound Hutson received, and briefer mentions of an epidemic of measles, the victory at Leesburg, the blockade of Charleston Harbour, the death of General Stonewall Jackson, and the surrender of General Lee. Letters also discuss Hutson's imprisonment at Fort Delaware and the position of Great Britain and France in regards to the war and recognition of the Confederacy. Also included are typed copies of about forty letters, 1765-1777, of Richard Hutson, clergyman and Revolutionary leader, of Charleston, S.C. Other materials include scattered writings by Ethel Hutson and others, clippings, and miscellaneous pamphlets. Writings of Hutson include a typed copy of his reminiscences, telling of his early life and college days at South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina), his Civil War experiences, and his life after the war.

• Photographs (P-362/1-13)