Letter from H. Reynolds to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 6, 1861

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Letter from H. Reynolds to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 6, 1861

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Barnes, Unknown Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890 Gray, Thomas H.Hardee, William Joseph, 1815-1873 Jayne, Joseph M.Lyon, Nathaniel, 1818-1861 McCulloch, Ben, 1811-1862 McIntosh, King Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Price, Sterling, 1809-1867 Reynolds, H.Reynolds, Stephen

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Criminal Procedure Criminal Procedure--Execution Military Engagements Military Engagements--Wilson's Creek, Battle of, Mo., 1861 Political elections Political elections--Mississippi Political elections--Mississippi. Election of 1861

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Confederate States of America. Army

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Arkansas--Garland County. Hamilton Arkansas--Pulaski County. Little Rock Kentucky Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson Missouri Virginia--Loudoun County. Leesburg

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Hamilton Arks Nov. 6^th 1861—

To His Ex^cl J. J. Pettus.
Jackson Miss

Dear Sir Some time having Elapsed since I have had time to drop you a line, we are all engaged in Arks in this war. If we were marry-ing men we would not take time to marry but the case be ever so urgent until the war was over if it lasted five Years. it would take me a hole day to write the one half to You that I have saw and heard since I wrote to You before. I am at home now for a short time but how long I shall remain is uncertain, Mr Barnes was at my house sunday all was well on the farm I have given him such instructions as thought best for Your interests under present circumstances he showed me letters from You one stating Your sone was Killed at the battle at Leesburge in Va. I am quite sorry to hear of the Misfortune but under Existing Circumstances we all have to make sacrafices we have an unprincipled enemy to encounter and we must and will whip them and if our friends fall we have the consolation in Knowing that they fell in a Noble cause Oh how I regret the loss of so many valuable lives [?] one Southerner being worth a hundred Northern Men but we cannot war without loosing life, but thus far we have been victorious which I believe will ever be the case

H. Reynolds
Nov 6^th 1861

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as long as we fight them. My boy Stephen and Thos H Gray my wifes sone participated in the Battle at oak Hills in mo under Capt King M^cIntosh. Reg^t they were rubbed close but come though safe with a firm record—suppose You would like to hear something of the Six shooting rifle I plased here in the hands of capt King which reports say he done as much and perhaps more Execution than any other man on the Battlefield he has the credit of killing from 12 to 15 persons himself with the said Rifle I have saw him since the battle he says he is good for a man every shoot from 30 to 400 Yards the Rifle is desididly the finest Gun in The Army There is a probability that the battle Rifle killed Gen^l Lyon, but Then is so many claim that Honn that the parties set up no particular claim

There is hourly Expected an other engagement between M^cCullough Price & Co & Fremont and Jane in hope before you receive this better You will hear of an other victory on our side, I shall leave home on to morrow for Little Rock and where I shall be ordered I have but little idea but suppose back to Hardees Division in Ky I am in the pay department have been travelling all the time for the last three months, I am occasonally passing home and shall still Give Your Business as much attention as I can we cannot do much these war time If we all make a living we shall do well,, You must be hard up in Miss and we have nothing to spare to send to You from arks, Except Bread if You can live on that we can supply You my wife had just sold the Butter crop when Your letter came to hand, Barnes says They can send You none from the farm for the verry Good reason that they have none it will be tight fit for us here to live but by Econemy we will make it—we have made fair crops and are now having fair weather to gather them in alls well—I must close to go to the Presedential Election

Very Truly
H. Reynolds