Gentlemen, This man is one of my mysteries. Hiram G. Reynolds from either Franklin or Amite County Mississippi. Also possibly listed as Ho. G. Reynolds. He was wounded at Franklin, TN November 30, 1864 and died as a result in Nashville, TN March 1863. Records indicate another Hiram (Hyram) G. Reynolds Co. E 22nd Miss. and Hiram Reynolds Co. K 44th Miss. (Died in prison after capture at Missionary Ridge). In addition there is a man H. G. Reynolds pvt. Camp Guard, Mississippi (Camp of Instruction Conscripts).

Could he possibly be the same man listed in Co E 22nd Miss., same man as Camp Guard.? I doubt he is the man in Co. K 44th Miss. since they both died in prison, but one was captured in Nov. 1863 and the other in November 1864.

I am trying to see if the Hiram Reynolds is the man shown as a Camp Guard since a letter from his bro-in-law Capt. A. F. Davis to Hiram's sister, Julia Reynolds Davis, mentions that Hiram was in Mississippi while the regiment was in Tennessee:

“Camp 7th & 9th Miss. Regiment near Shelbyville, Tenn. May 24th, 1863
My Dear Julia,
It has been some time since I wrote to you or received a letter from you. You know I guess the reason why I have not had letters from you nor you from me. The Yanks have been cutting up in Mississippi considerably. I fear that our communication will be cut off, and then I must stay here in camp without even hearing from you. I have not heard from you since way in April. I could enjoy myself a great deal better if I could hear from you and my Dear Little Children occasionally. Well, if we are cut off, you must be of good cheer, for if the Almighty has the good will to let me live through this wicked war, I will come home.”

“There is little or no news from this army, only we do not know what day we will be called out in the field of carnage and death. Some days we hear that the enemy are advancing, but the next day we hear that it is not so, and thus it goes here with us. We have been more interested about the news from Miss. in the last few days than we have been about anything else. We have heard of the big fight down there, and what I can hear is our forces will have to fight very hard or we will be whipped, and Miss. will be lost. We all believe that if this army was down there that they could not whip us so easy as they could Pemberton's army. I will be so sorry if they do give Miss. up as lost. I would not be surprised to hear of it at any time. If the Yankees take Miss. you must do as well as you can. I will write to you as often as I can by hand, as there would be no other way to get a letter through.”

“I have not heard from Hiram [Reynolds] in some time. I expect he was in the fight; if so I hope he came out safe. I am in as good health as I ever enjoyed in my life. I've got plenty of milk to drink. The boys in camp are generally well. They are in better health than I ever saw them before. I guess you have gotten my clothes before now. I do not know how you will get them to me if you have a chance to send them. Henry is well also, and also Wash Moon and H.W. I am going to send you one hundred dollars by Joe Andess [Anders], who will take this letter. He does not know how he will go from Summit. If he goes by the Moon’s [Moore’s] I will tell him to leave it at some place on the road. If he goes by Liberty, I will tell him to leave it at Ive Dugs as he will go by there. I hope I will hear from you soon. Give my love to all, kiss my dear little children for me. If you and I should never meet again, I hope you will not forget me - I must close - I am your's till Death – Fred” Augustus Frederick Davis, Co. K 7th Miss.