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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.

Details troop movements, camp life, 1st battle of Bull Run, skirmishes, news of fellow soldiers, weather, and reports on the war.

Eight page printed document written in the late 1840s by Ferdinand W. Risque making the case for reinstatement of rank to George Christian Hutter. Printed document outlines in legal fashion character references and arguments for reinstatement of…

War Department document, printed, with hand written annotations. From Secretary of War John C. Calhoun to George Christian Hutter appointing Hutter as 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army's Corps of Artillery.

Letter, handwritten and signed by Secretary of War William L. Marcy appointing George Christian Hutter to the rank of Major in the First Regiment of Infantry in place of an officer named Clark who is deceased.Document issued during the…

Accounting sheet outlining government funds George Christian Hutter was responsible for March-April 1861 while paymaster for the US Army in Charleston, S.C. Hutter resigned his commission in April 1861 and returned to his home "Sandusky" in…

Silver fork engraved with the name "Hutter" on the handle. The back hallmark reads "Watts & Ryland X12L" The "X12L" most likely refers to the fact that the fork is silver plated. Watts and Ryland were local Lynchburg jewelers and silversmiths until…