Joseph Chappell Hutcheson, brother of John William Hutcheson, enlisted as a private in the 21st VA Infantry, Co. C, on June 20, 1861 and served through at least June of 1862. There is then a gap in his service record until he enlisted in October, 1864 in Co. E of the 14th VA Infantry. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on June 15, 1862. He surrendered as captain of his unit at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865 and was paroled on May 9, 1865.
Hutcheson received a law degree from the University of Virginia after the war and moved to Texas, where he practiced law and was elected first to the Texas legislature and then to the U.S. Congress, where he served from 1893-1897. He died May 25, 1924 and is buried in Glenwood Cemetery in Houston, TX.
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