Charter member of Tifton United Confederate Veterans unit organized in Aug. 1897. See
Tifton, GA GAZETTE, Aug. 13, 1897 PAGE 6- courtesy of gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu on line.
Bailous Champion Hutchinson was the son of Henry Hutchinson and Sara Katherine McEwen. At the age of twelve, he and his parents and 6 siblings came to South Georgia and settled near Valdosta.
At age eighteen, B. C. Hutchinson joined the Confederate Army at Savannah on April 26, 1864. He was a Private in Co. H, Symons' Regiment, Georgia Reserves. Three of his brothers also served in the Confederate Army. On April 26th, when Gen. Johnston surrendered the Army of Tennessee to Union forces, B. C. was at Greensboro, North Carolina. There he drew $1.25 and walked home to Valdosta, a distance of over 500 miles.
B. C. married Nancy Glennie McKinney on June 28, 1868. They lived for seven years in the River Bend section of Cook County, then moved with three children to the Zion Hope Community in Tift County where B. C. farmed. Seven children were born of this union; A.A., Lenora, John Henry, William, Jim Arthur, Pat, and Jewell. The couple lived a full life, active in the Zion Hope Church and community activities. Until Tifton became a town, they traded in Ty Ty for groceries and supplies. B. C. was affectionately called "Daddy Hutchinson" by his family and friends. He never owned a car, but always had an up-to-date buggy, the last one even had lights on it. He died of a stroke.
Charter member of Tifton United Confederate Veterans unit organized in Aug. 1897. See
Tifton, GA GAZETTE, Aug. 13, 1897 PAGE 6- courtesy of gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu on line.
Bailous Champion Hutchinson was the son of Henry Hutchinson and Sara Katherine McEwen. At the age of twelve, he and his parents and 6 siblings came to South Georgia and settled near Valdosta.
At age eighteen, B. C. Hutchinson joined the Confederate Army at Savannah on April 26, 1864. He was a Private in Co. H, Symons' Regiment, Georgia Reserves. Three of his brothers also served in the Confederate Army. On April 26th, when Gen. Johnston surrendered the Army of Tennessee to Union forces, B. C. was at Greensboro, North Carolina. There he drew $1.25 and walked home to Valdosta, a distance of over 500 miles.
B. C. married Nancy Glennie McKinney on June 28, 1868. They lived for seven years in the River Bend section of Cook County, then moved with three children to the Zion Hope Community in Tift County where B. C. farmed. Seven children were born of this union; A.A., Lenora, John Henry, William, Jim Arthur, Pat, and Jewell. The couple lived a full life, active in the Zion Hope Church and community activities. Until Tifton became a town, they traded in Ty Ty for groceries and supplies. B. C. was affectionately called "Daddy Hutchinson" by his family and friends. He never owned a car, but always had an up-to-date buggy, the last one even had lights on it. He died of a stroke.
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