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Letter, 31 December 1861, from [J.H.?] Coleman, at the Ladies Relief Hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia, to his family. Coleman is working at the hospital and while the bulk of his letter is in regards to sending and receiving mail, he also writes about…

Painted tin sign, likely for a door, denoting Major George C. Hutter as a US Army Paymaster. Possibly from his time as paymaster in Charleston, SC. Hutter served as a paymaster from about 1846-1848 assigned to Texas and South Carolina and possibly…

Belt buckle found on or near the Sandusky property by Harold Heywood Hutter in the mid 20th century. Likely a relic from the 1864 Battle of Lynchburg

Hand-drawn map (ink, pencil) belonging to George Christian Hutter depicting Fort Gadsden located on the Apalachicola River in Florida. Map shows the layout of the fort with key features labeled.Gadsden was a base of operations during the Seminole…

Letter from Albert N. Seip, former Union officer in the 2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry to James Risque Hutter. Seip recounts his meeting Hutter as he helped escort him and 2,500 other Confederate prisoners captured at the Battle of Gettysburg. He mentions…

George Hutter's handwritten diary covering joining his first months as an officer in the US Army. He leaves Pennsylvania and travels to and around various forts in Florida.

Half plate ambrotype of three VMI (Virginia Military Institute) cadets taken in 1859. James Risque Hutter (1841-1923) is seated bottom right. Hutter was class of 1860, later he served as an officer in the 11th Virginia Infantry, C.S.A.Written behind…