Tag Archives: Pocotaligo

12 April 1863:”…the yankees run up the white flag, set the boat afire and took to the swamp…”

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Item description: Letter, dated 12 April 1863, from James Augustus Graham to his mother.  He describes camp life, an engagement with a Union gunboat on the Coosaw River, and his regiment’s potential involvement in the engagements occurring near Charleston. From … Continue reading →

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22 January 1863: “I really do not see how old bachelors can get on unless they live in haunted houses. An occasional ghost must be great company to them.”

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Item description: Letter, 22 January 1863, from Charles Woodward Hutson to his mother. More about Charles Woodward Hutson: Charles Woodward Hutson (1840-1936) grew up on plantations in Beaufort District, S.C., attended South Carolina College, served throughout the Civil War in Virginia, … Continue reading →

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22 October 1862: “Hurry up the reinforcements for Gods sake.”

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Item description: Telegram, 22 October 1862, from Colonel William Stephen Walker of the Third Military District of South Carolina, commanding officer at Pocotaligo, South Carolina to Confederate Brigadier General Thomas Jordan. More about the Battle of Pocotaligo Bridge: The Battle … Continue reading →

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