Edward Sixtus Hutter (1839 - 1904)

Born 18 Sep 1839 in , Campbell, VA

Ancestors

Husband of Anne Frances (Langhorne) Hutter — married 19 Dec 1861 in Saint Pauls Episcopal Church, Lynchburg, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Jun 1904 at age 64 in Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, VA

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Biography

Edward was born in 1839. He passed away in 1904.

"Rivermont was the home purchased by Edward and Nannie Hutter later in the 19th century. While they did alter the house, they did a great deal with the land in the neighborhood above and beyond Daniel's Hill. In 1873, Hutter, a civil engineer, parceled and sold lots above the mansion in a development he named Danieltown. He was later one of the organizers of the Rivermont Company, the largest of the several land companies of the 1890s boom, and he was in part responsible for engineering the bridge over Blackwater Creek, which was so essential to the development of what was then farmland. Major Edward Sixtus Hutter II: Virginia Military Institute class of 1859. Saw service April 17, 1861 as Captain of a company of cadets who became involved in combat. Surrendered at Danville on April 27, 1865 as Major of Artillery. Later, his occupation was Civil Engineer. Residence: Rivermont." - Livelyroots.com research notes

Newspaper article in Ragland possession (2004): Among the most prized possessions of Attorney H.M. Gibbes is a volume that once formed part of the law library of the Confederacy and which has a most romantic and interesting history. The volume is a copy of Vattel's Law of Nations; as edited by the great jurist Joseph Chitty and the copy in the possession of the local attorney is in most excellent preservation. It bears the inscription, probably written by Judah P. Benjamin, "Confederate States, Department of State, " and was saved from the general destruction of the secret archives of the Confederacy by Major E.S. Hutter who was Mr. Gibbes' father in law. The circumstances were as follows: When the Confederate government withdrew from Richmond following the rumors, (then unconfirmed), of the surrender at Appomattox, the secret archives and a large portion of the law library and other appurtenances of the department of state were sent to Danville, Virginia, where Major Hutter was in charge and there stored in the government warehouses. As soon as the rumor of the final surrender was partially verified, Major Hutter received orders to destroy all the archives and, there being imminent danger of an immediate Federal attack, he went at night with a small force of faithful soldiers, poured kerosene oil over the entire contents of the storehouses and complied to the letter with his orders to destroy everything that might embarrass the firends of the Confederacy in both America and Europe. It is said that this act of Major Hutter's was one of the most vital of the dying days of the war of secession as it completely prevented disclosures that might have caused international complications of tremendous magnitude. While opening the cases of books and papers that the fire might do its work without possibility of failure, Major Hutter came across the volume of international law and kept it as being one of the last relics of the defeated ambitions of the South. Later, it came into the possession of Mr. Gibbes after his marriage to Major Hutter's daughter and as stated, it forms one of the treasures of his law library second only in importance to a copy of the statutes of South Carolina published in 1836 and which contains many a long list of the old families which settled the "South State" in the latter end of the Seventeenth century. The Gibbes family was among the earliest of these settlers and, for generations was prominent in the affairs of the colony. Major Hutter was identified with the armies of the Confederacy from the very beginning, he having been ordered to attend the execution of John Brown after the raid at Harper's Ferry and being at that time captain of one of the cadet companies of the University of Virginia. On the day of the execution he attended as aide to Stonewall Jackson. Thus it may fairly be said that he was present at both the opening and the closing acts of the history of the southern states. He was in command at Danville after the surrender in 1865 and it will be remembered that the president and cabinet officers of the Confederacy were compelled to retreat through that place as the only road then open to the south was through the Virginia city."

Sources

• Lucy Boyd Hutter's marriage announcement - newpaper article - family collection

"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRH1-6WJ : 11 February 2018), Edward S. Hutter and Nannie F. Langhorne, 19 Dec 1861; citing Lynchburg County, Virginia, reference Pg.20-15; FHL microfilm 32,268.

"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFLK-ZJ4 : 12 April 2016), E L Hutter, Virginia, United States; citing p. 112, family 817, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,137. Listed in the home are: Household Role Sex Age Birthplace E L Hutter M 30 Virginia Nannie F Hutter F 28 Virginia John L Hutter M 6 Virginia Lizzie D Hutter F 4 Virginia Edward R Hutter M 2 Virginia Harriet R Hutter F 0 Virginia Elwiza Cairy F 23 Virginia Ellen Pannell F 20 Virginia

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMJJ-N22 : accessed 12 May 2018), Edward S Hutter, Lynchburg city Ward 1, Campbell, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 78, sheet 10B, family 199, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,734. In the home are listed: Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Edward S Hutter Head M 61 Virginia Nannie L Hutter Wife F 58 Virginia E Risque Hutter Son M 33 Virginia George C Hutter Son M 27 Virginia Lucy B Hutter Daughter F 25 Virginia Edna H Hutter Daughter F 16 Virginia Lizzie J Christian Daughter F 35 Virginia Harriet Gibbs Daughter F 30 Virginia Nannie H Craighill Daughter F 28 Virginia Harry Laughorne Nephew M 26 Virginia Robert E Craighill Son-in-law M 29 Virginia Edly Craighill Grandson M 6 Virginia Dabney Craighill Grandson M 2 Virginia Annie Thomas Servant F 26 Virginia Ida Moore Servant F 21 Virginia

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2S-TZFT : 13 December 2015), Edward Sixtus Hutter, 1904; Burial, Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, United States of America, Presbyterian Cemetery; citing record ID 58563572, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Burial: Presbyterian Cemetery, Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, VA

The Sandusky Scribe Vol 2, Issue 2 (Spring 2003): Entered VMI July 1855; graduated July 1859, standing 5th in a class of 29. Also attended Law School at the University of Virginia 1860-61. Was captain of local unit (Southern Guards) while at UVA. Served as Aide de Camp to Brig. Gen. R. S. Garnett until his death, then appointed to Aide de Camp to J.E. B. Stuart performing artillery and engineering duties. Ordered to Danville VA April 1862 to establish an ordnance depot there. Promoted to Captain, Sept 1862 in the Danville local defense force. Promoted to Major, Dec. 1864 commanding Danville Depot until the end of the war.