Samuel John Hutton1

b. 19 July 1839, d. 13 May 1922
Samuel J. Hutton (cropped)
Image courtesy of the Historical Soc. of Washington Co., VA with permission of Mark Hall
FatherArthur Hutton2 b. 17 Jan 1800, d. 16 Feb 1875
MotherEleanor Snodgrass2,3 b. 22 Jun 1802, d. 4 Feb 1880
Birth19 Jul 1839 Samuel John Hutton was born on 19 Jul 1839 in Virginia.4,5 
Childhood  Samuel spent his childhood on the Hutton Creek land settled by his great grandfather, John Hutton, in 1792. Samuel's father owned considerable other property in the county. The 1860 census, at which time Samuel was still at home, estimated his father's land holdings at $40,000.6 
Military Samuel served in Company F. of the 37th Virginia Infantry (CSA), which was known as the "Glade Spring Rifles", during the Civil War. He enlisted as a private at Glade Spring on April 25, 1861 and served as a teamster [a driver of a team of horses used for hauling]. On Oct. 31, 1862 he was was elected 3rd Lieutenant. Samuel fought for several years in the various campaigns in which the Glade Spring Rifles participated. Then on May 12th, 1864 he was captured during the fighting at Spotsylvania Courthouse and transferred to Fort Delaware. From there Samuel found himself an unwilling member of a group of Confederate prisoners now known as the "Immortal 600".

In Aug. 1863 Union troops began firing into the city of Charleston from Morris Island at the entrance to Charleston Harbor. The shelling lasted over 500 days. Lacking the resources to drive the Union troops away, the Confederate leadership, in June 1864, ordered 50 Federal prisoners to be moved to Charleston where they were placed in a part of the city exposed to Union shelling. In retaliation, Union leaders ordered 50 Confederate officer prisoners be moved from Fort Delaware and placed in front of the Union Forts on Morris Island. Confederate leaders, claiming their prison camp at Andersonville was overcrowded, increased the number of Union prisoners held in Charleston. The Union retaliated on August 20th by packing 600 Confederate officers from Ft. Delaware into the hold of the Federal steamer Crescent City and sending them south to a crowded stockade on Morris Island. Samuel was one of the 600.

For 45 days the men were used as a human shield against the shelling of their own comrades. On Oct. 20th the weakened survivors were removed to Ft. Pulaski where for another 42 days they were fed a diet of moldy cornmeal and soured onion pickles. Thirteen men died at Ft. Pulaski and another 5 at Hilton Head where they were later transferred. Finally, on March 12th, 1865 the remaining prisoners were returned to Ft. Delaware where another 25 died. Samuel was released on June 14th, 1865. He weighed less than 100 pounds.7,8,9,10,11,12 
Marriage12 Dec 1867 Samuel married Martha Orr Ryburn, daughter of James Orr Ryburn and Margaret J. Beattie, on 12 Dec 1867 in Washington County, Virginia.2 
Cens-18708 Oct 1870 Martha and Samuel were recorded on the 1870 census with their one year old son William. An infant daughter died two years earlier.13 
Devisee16 Feb 1875  Samuel's father died in 1875. His will left Samuel a tract of land known as the Dixon Hutton place, 10 acres from the west end of the Snodgrass place, and 3 shares of Virginia and Tennessee Railroad stock. Samuel was to pay Arthur's executors $300 to be applied toward Arthur's debts.14 
Cens-18802 Jun 1880  By 1880 two additional sons had joined Samuel's family. Samuel listed his occupation that year as "farmer."15 
Cens-19005 Jun 1900 Twenty years later, though their sons were now adults, they were still living at home, as was a servant. This census listed Samuel's occupation as "livery stable manager" [a business he started in 1897]. Samuel and Martha had been married thirty-two years, and Martha was recorded as the mother of 4 children, one of whom was no longer living.16,10 
WidowedJan 1905 Martha died in 1905. 
ChildDeath1907  Samuel's youngest son, Benjamin, died in a train accident two years later. 
Cens-191018 Apr 1910  Samuel and his son Charles continued to make their home together. Charles also worked for the railroad.17 
Milit-Pens3 Jul 1918 Samuel applied for a Confederate pension on 3 Jul 1918. He was entirely incapacitated by age and dependant on the support of others.18 
Death13 May 1922 Samuel died on 13 May 1922 at age 82.5 
Burial He was buried at Old Glade Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.5 

Related Links and Images:

To see the full picture from which Samuel's photo was cropped, click on the camera icon below the small image at the top of this page.
The Historical Society of Washington Co., Virginia Bulletin (Series II, #46, 2009) includes an excellent article about Samuel and his brother Joseph written by Mark F. Hall titled "The Hutton Brothers Go to War". Reprints may be ordered from the HSWCV Bookstore
The home known as Hutton Plantation, built by Samuel's father
Other interments in Old Glade Spring Cemetery

Family

Martha Orr Ryburn b. 25 Mar 1845, d. 20 Jan 1905
Children
ChartsDescendants of John Hutton and Jane Dickson
Last Edited13 Nov 2013

Citations

  1. [S29] Leonidas Littleton Papers titled "Ryburn Family."
  2. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 178. Transcription reads: Samuel J. Hutton, 28y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, s/o Arthur & Ellen Hutton AND Martha Orr Ryburn, 22y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o James O. & Mgt J. Ryburne; marr 12 Dec. 1867.
  3. [S267] Ellen Hutton will (recorded 1880), Washington Co., Virginia, Will Book 20: 251. Ellen named as executors her sons Joseph and Samuel Hutton.
  4. [S237] Samuel J. Hutton household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring Precinct, ED 116, sheet 6A, dwelling 91, family 101, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Source provides state of birth.
  5. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 181. Stone reported to read: Samuel J. Hutton, 19 Jul. 1839-13 May 1922.
  6. [S234] Arthur Hutton household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western district, p. 92 (original script), dwelling 658, family 642, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2006, image 94 of 361. Enumeration includes: Arthur Hutton, 60, farmer, owns real estate worth $40,000 and pers. prop. worth $15,000; Ellen, 57; James, 35, farmer, owns pers. prop worth $1,000; Amanda, 30, seamstress; Samuel, 21, farmer, owns pers. prop worth $150; Catharine, 13; Andrew Grubb, 25, farm laborer, owns pers. prop worth $500.
  7. [S2729] "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Belonging to Units From Virginia," digital images, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : accessed Oct. 2011); Samuel J. Hutton, 2nd Lieut., Co. F, 37th Virginia Infantry.
  8. [S958] James L. Douthat, Civil War Records of Washington Co., Virginia, p. 10.
  9. [S1310] "Roll of F. Co., 37th Virginia Infantry", Washington County News - 3rd Annual Historical edition, Feb. 20, 1969, page 11A. The original roll was compiled by Capt. George Graham and was reproduced for the historical edition.
  10. [S2247] Confederate Military History Expanded Edition Vol. IV-Virginia, p. 956-7.
  11. [S2786] Major John Ogden Murray, The Immortal Six Hundred (privately printed, 1911), digitized images, Google Books (http://books.google.com : unknown cd1).
  12. [S2787] "Immortal 600", Historynet.com (http://www.historynet.com/… : viewed Oct. 2011), The article first appeared in the Jan. 2003 issue of America's Civil War. A separate article, which appears to use the same content, but includes photos, is available at: http://www.wadehamptoncamp.org/hist-p-600.html
  13. [S635] Samuel J. Hutton household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., 1st Division (post office at Abingdon), p. 204 (stamped), dwelling 293, family 313, viewed online at Ancestry.com, June 2003, image 407 of 426. Data includes: Samuel J. Hutton, 32, farmer, owns personal prop valued at $300; Martha 26; William 1; all born Virginia.
  14. [S2760] Copy of Arthur Hutton's will. Hutton Family Papers, 1782-1904. Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia. The will was copied by the clerk of the Washington Co. Ct in 1895. It was mailed to S.J. Hutton, Esq at Glade Spring, Washington Co., Virginia.
  15. [S162] Saml J. Hutton household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 94, page 55A (stamped), dwelling 47, family 48, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, Jul 2003, image 5 of 54. Saml J. Hutton, 41, farmer; Pattie O., 35, wife; Wm J. 10, son; Chas A. 4, son; Benj. B., 2, son; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  16. [S574] Samuel Hutton household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 108, sheet 4B, dwelling 63, family 66, viewed online at Genealogy.com, April 2003, image 8 of 70. Samuel Hutton, 61, b. Jul 1838, marr 32 yrs, livery stable manager; Martha, wife, 55, March 1845, marr 32 yrs, mother of 4 children, 3 living; William, son, 30, b. Sept. 1869; Charles, son, 24, b. Oct. 1875; Benjamin, son, 22, Oct. 1877, plus servant; all b. VA.
  17. [S237] Samuel J. Hutton household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring Precinct, ED 116, sheet 6A, dwelling 91, family 101, viewed online at Ancestry.com, viewed 2002, image 11 of 36. States in part: Samuel J. Hutton, 70, b. VA, wid; Charles, son, 35, b. VA, sgl, working on railroad.
  18. [S1302] "Confederate Pension Applications Submitted by Widows and Soldiers who Served from the State of Virginia", Library of Virginia (http://ajax.lva.lib.va.us/F/ : Nov. 2011). Samuel J. Hutton pension application dated 8 July 1918 at Glade Spring, Virginia.
  19. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 181. Stone reads: Inf Hutton, d/o S.J. & M.D. Hutton, d. 9 Oct. 1868.