John William Hutcheson, brother of Joseph Chappell Hutcheson, enlisted as captain of the "Grimes County Greys," later Company G of the 4th Texas Infantry on July 19, 1861. Hutcheson was mortally wounded on June 27, 1861, leading his unit at the Battle of Gaines' Mill (also known as the First Battle of Cold Harbor or the Battle of Chickahominy River), part of the Seven Days Battles in the Peninsula Campaign in Virginia. He died in Richmond, VA two days later on June 29, 1862 and was buried in the family cemetery, the Charles S. Hutcheson Cemetery, also known as the Hutcheson-Riddick Family Cemetery, in Mecklenburg, County, VA.
Prior to the war, Hutcheson received a law degree at the University of Virginia in 1852, then moved to Texas in 1853, where he practiced law. He was a member of the Succession Convention responsible for passing Texas' Ordinance of Secession on February 1, 1861.
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