Winner of the 2016 Best Newsletter Award, Sons of Confederate Veterans

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1 ol. 2, No. 10 Copyright 2016 October 2016 Winner of the 2016 Best Newsletter Award, Sons of Confederate eterans COMMANDER S CORNER by Larry Joe Reynolds Well it appears that Fall is here and along with it is the weekend activities of Memorials and Parades. We have most weekends booked and I have started placing activities outside of the Brigade area on the Trans-Mississippi website. October is also the month that I have to send Division and National our membership dues. If you haven t already paid yours, please bring $60.00 to the Camp meeting on Monday the 3 rd. I would like everyone to attend this meeting, we need to discuss 1 st Lt. David Richard Reynolds Birthday Celebration on the 29 th and also start making plans for our Annual Christmas party. See Ya Monday Night! UPCOMING EENTS Monday, October 3 rd, 7:00 p.m. Refreshments at 6:30 p.m. Old Union Community Center Hwy 67E, Mount Pleasant, Texas GILMER YAMBOREE PARADE Saturday, October 22 nd, 11:00 a.m. Gilmer, Texas Muster: 10:00 a.m., Parade starts: 11:00 a.m. Line up on Titus Street around Gilmer National Bank. Look for the flags. Trailer will be available for those that can't march. Clarksville, Texas Graveside Memorial for Col. Charles DeMorse, Clarksville Cemetery, Clarksville, TX, Ceremony at Clarksville Cemetery, then moving to Col. DeMorse's home for Camp Photos. GRAESIDE MEMORIAL SERICE Saturday, October 29th, 10:00 a.m. Hughes Springs, Texas Graveside Memorial for 38 plus Confederate graves at Hughes Springs Cemetery, Hughes Springs, TX. Muster: 10:00 am service: 11:00 am. Lunch will be provided. 1 st LT. DAID RICHARD REYNOLDS MEMORIAL DEDICATION AND BIRTHDAY PARTY. Saturday, October 29 th, 3:00 p.m. Concord Cemetery, Omaha, Texas Graveside Dedication at 3:00 Confederate Dinner (Beans & Cornbread) afterwards, complete with Music TEXAS DIISION REUNION June 2 nd 4 th, 2017 Radisson Hotel 2540 Meacham Blvd. Fort Worth, Texas More Information to follow NATIONAL REUNION July 18 th 23 rd, 2016 Sheraton Downtown Hotel 250 N. Main Street Memphis, TN See for full details. COL. CHARLES DeMORSE GRAESIDE MEMORIAL SERICE Saturday, October 22 nd, 10:00 a.m. DAIDRREYNOLDS.ORG

2 ol. 2 No. 10 Copyright 2106 Page 2 This month the following changes have been made to our web site: I ve updated our Guardian Page to include the latest Confederate Hero s graves. I ve added a new Events page under the Education menu. I m still looking for biographies of your Confederate Ancestor. Please try to come up with a short bio that we can put on-line. If you have any suggestions, recommendations or comments you can send me an to: Joe.Reynolds@davidrreynolds.org and I promise to give it my full consideration. David Richard Reynolds First Lieutenant Company D, 9th Texas Infantry, Maxey's Brigade, Young s Regiment, CSA October being the birth and death date of our Camp s Namesake, I thought it only fitting that I should run his biography each year during October - Editor David Richard Reynolds, the Hero and Ancestor of Larry Joe Reynolds was the seventh child and fourth son of Henry and Mary (Brown) Reynolds was born on October 17, 1838 in what is now known as Flat Creek, Bedford County, Tennessee. Shortly after David's birth he moved with his family to Sand Mountain in Jackson County, Alabama, where he grew to manhood. Little is known of David Reynolds early years, we know that he was educated in public school and on September 10, 1860 He was living with a C.N. Garrett and his wife M.A. Garrett in Titus County, Texas where his occupation was shown to be a teacher. On October 5th 1861, shortly after the war of Northern Aggression broke out, David Richard Reynolds joined the Confederate Army at Daingerfield, then Titus County, Texas. He enlisted as a Private in Company "D", 9th Texas Infantry, Maxey's Regiment. According to letters and his journal we know that they marched from Daingerfield to Camp Rusk, in Lamar County, Texas where they were organized and trained. Shortly after the organization, measles and pneumonia broke out in the regiment. Due to the sickness and the poor quality of the water at Camp Rusk, Lamar County, Colonel Maxey had to move the 9th Texas to Camp Benjamin, in Fannin County, about 26 miles distant. On January 1, 1862, the regiment took up the line of march to Memphis. D. R.'s first battle of the war took place on Apr 6th and 7th, 1862, when the 9th Infantry was engaged in the Battle of Shiloh, TN. It was on the 10th of July 1862 that the 9th Texas Infantry found themselves without a 2nd Lieutenant, and David Richard was promoted from Private to 2nd Lieutenant by the "vote" of the men in his unit. During the three years of the war, David Richard found himself moving all over the south. You can see the complete timeline of the 9th Texas Infantry by visiting our page at: He along with other members of the 9th Texas Infantry fought in many small scrimmages as well as the Battles of Perryville, KY, Murfreesboro, TN, Jackson, MS, Chickamauga, GA, Atlanta, GA, Allatoona, GA, Nashville, TN, and Spanish Fort, AL. David Richard Reynolds along with what remained of the 9th Texas Infantry, surrendered with the rest of Ector's Brigade at Meridian, Mississippi on May 4, and was paroled on May 11, 1865, under the command of Major James McReynolds. There were just 8 officers and 79 men-a small fraction of the 1,018 men who had served with the 9th at one time or another. I'm not sure of the date of promotion but

3 ol. 2 No. 10 Copyright 2106 Page 3 his parole papers have him listed as a First Lieutenant. After the war David Richard returned to Cookville, Titus County, Texas, where he set upon starting a farm and family. David's first marriage was to Judith Elizabeth "Babe" Holder the daughter of John Holder, born April 10, They were married on June 8, 1865 in Titus County, Texas. There were four children born to this marriage. Mary Ellen, born in October 1866 in Cookville, Titus County, Texas, who went on to marry her cousin James David Dukes; Henry Presley Reynolds born on September 20, 1869; John Arthur Reynolds who was born in either 1868 or 1869 and is buried in Oklahoma. I believe that John went on to become a Doctor; and Nancy Lundy Bell who was born in Judith Elizabeth "Babe" Holder died on February 4, She is buried in the Concord Cemetery in Morris County, Texas, next to David Richard. David Richard next married Frances Melvina "Callie" Coffman on May 13, 1879 in Cookville, Titus County, Texas. Callie was born in January of either 1861 or 1862, she died after January 27, 1917 in Pomona, California. D.R. and Callie had a total of seven children: Josephine Anna, born May 20, 1880; Dosia E., born August 1882 and married P.E. Johnson on October 5, 1902 in Morris County, Texas; William Lafayett born April 24, 1884; Ada Jerusia born on March 28, 1886 and married a Barrier; Albert Obee born on July 19, 1889; Rosa Ethel born in July 1891 and married Francis Eugene Gallagher on May 7, 1911 in El Paso and their last child Roy Richard who was born on June 12, All of these children were born in Cookville, Titus County, Texas. After the war was over, David Richard Reynolds served the town of Cookville, Texas as a teacher, a banker, a store owner, the Editor and Proprietor of the Cookville Banner Newspaper, and the Post Master of the Cookville, Post Office. I know that many of the land deeds and transfers in Titus County were witnessed by David Richard, who was also a Notary Public. There are also a number of land transactions that deals with "Reynolds Mortgage Company", so perhaps David Richard was his own banker for a time in Titus County. D.R. Reynolds died on October 17, 1901 on his Sixty Third Birthday. He is buried next to his first wife Babe, in the Concord Cemetery in Morris County, Texas. Our Charge "To you, Sons of Confederate eterans, we will commit the vindication of the cause for which we fought. To your strength will be given the defense of the Confederate soldier's good name, the guardianship of his history, the emulation of his virtues, the perpetuation of those principles which he loved and which you love also, and those ideals which made him glorious and which you also cherish." Remember, it is your duty to see that the true history of the South is presented to future generations! Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee, Commander General, United Confederate eterans, New Orleans, Louisiana April 25, 1906 SICKNESS & DISTRESS 20 Sep Sympathy Card to the family of Compatriot Trevor Hugh Krisch, San Antonio Camp. 21 Sep Sympathy Card to Compatriot Rickie Gibson, Upshur County Patriots, Brother Dennis, passed away on Sunday, September 18th. Let us go home and cultivate our virtues. Robert E. Lee, addressing his soldiers at Appomattox

4 ol. 2 No. 10 Copyright 2106 Page 4 answer His call, The Almighty has given a purpose to fulfill. When the Enemy or the enemies of truth and righteousness oppose us, we must rely on God's ever-present power and strength for help, and we can rely on His security and shelter on the battlefield. "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." Psalm 46:1 In modern warfare, cover and concealment are often critical to tactical success on a battlefield. If you were to look at many of the fields on which our Confederate ancestors fought, however, you would notice that they were quite often afforded very little cover. Consider the charge made by Pickett's Division at Gettysburg over a mile of open ground, or of the charge of Cleburne's Division and others into murderous fire at Franklin, TN. The Union Army made a similar assault on Marye's Heights at Fredericksburg. In each of those instances, the attacks were repulsed with heavy losses. In more recent history, the gallant men of the Allied Forces stormed the beaches at Normandy, exposing themselves to heavy and accurate fire from German soldiers in fortified positions, and achieved a decisive and crucial victory. History tells us that the courage, faith and devotion to duty to advance into enemy fire without cover has been present throughout the years, and it is definitely present in our Southern heritage. Such courage is worthy of our admiration, protection and emulation! Hopefully none of us will ever have to face the danger of armed combat, but each of us, if we are on the path of righteousness, will often encounter fierce opposition to our goals and our values. Spiritually speaking, we have an Enemy who would have us feel as though we are exposed and without cover. Our scripture, however, tells us differently. In our spiritual struggle to walk in and uphold truth and righteousness, The Almighty God, the source of truth and righteousness is our shelter. To all who will Let us always be sure we are on God's side, and that our convictions are based on truth and righteousness. Then, we can be sure that we are not alone on the battlefield and not without cover. As the Psalmist wrote in Psalm 91:4, "He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler." Michael Mars Camp Chaplain CIIL WAR CANNONS RECOERED A community in the southern United States reclaimed an important part of its history when three Civil War-era cannons were pulled up from the Pee Dee River in Florence, South Carolina. The now-rusty relics once adorned the deck of a Confederate warship, the CSS Pedee, which was built in a shipyard just east of Florence, South Carolina. The cannons, as well as the remains of the ill-fated ship, have been at the bottom of the river for 150 years. Heavy machinery was needed to lift the huge castiron cannons out of the water. It was reported that the heaviest of the weapons weighed a whopping

5 ol. 2 No. 10 Copyright 2106 Page 5 15,000 lbs. Divers attached the cannons to the arm of a giant front-end loader with ropes, and it took about 30 minutes to pluck each one from the river. Aside from being coated in mud and muck, the recovered cannons were in surprisingly good condition and are more or less ready to rock and roll, said Jonathan Leader, South Carolina s state archaeologist, who helped lead efforts to locate the remains of the sunken CSS Pedee. Receding waters left the third cannon (a 7-inch Brooke rifle) exposed, and the gun is a bit corroded as a result, he said. The recovery of the cannons marks a milestone for Leader and his colleagues at the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of South Carolina. Between 2009 and 2012, the state archaeologist worked with several institutions, nonprofits and local volunteer organizations to find parts of the ship, including the cannons, and figure out how to get them out of the water. The task of plucking the guns from the river was facilitated by a grant from the Drs. Bruce and Lee Foundation in Florence. Archaeologists also located the site of the Mars Bluff Navy Yard, where Confederate troops and local volunteers built the CSS Pedee and several smaller boats during the Civil War. But the discovery of the CSS Pedee s cannons is particularly special. Typically, victors scour the battlefield after a fight, and anything useful is hauled off and used again in future battles, Leader said. After the Civil War, cannons and other weapons were gathered and moved to various federal depots. Piled together and taken from their original context, objects like cannons became anonymous, Leader said, losing what he called their important connections to battlefields, military actions and communities. But that is not the case for the CSS Pedee s cannons. Thanks to historical records and oral histories from locals, a lot is known about how and where these cannons were used and who operated them, Leader said. The last time the Confederate warship s cannons were fired, they were pointed at Union Gen. William T. Sherman and his troops, who were advancing into North Carolina, he said. Fearing the ship would fall into enemy hands, Confederate soldiers threw the cannons overboard before they scuttled, or deliberately sank the CSS Pedee. The dredged-up weapons serve as a direct link to that moment in history, Leader said, noting that reclaiming the cannons felt like a handshake over the ages. But the rusty old weapons aren t just important to archaeologists like Leader; they re also meaningful to the people of South Carolina, many of whom had ancestors that fought in the Civil War and who may have helped construct the USS Pedee at the Mars Bluff Navy Yard. This was an early version of a modern dreadnaught, Leader said. It had the most advanced guns of the day mounted on its decks It was a serious threat. And it was built by the locals. It s only fitting, then, that locals played such an important part in hauling the ship s cannons from the riverbed. Without help from local groups, those cannons would still be lost in the Pee Dee River, Leader said. Now, the community of Florence, South Carolina, can use the objects to make sense of both the past and present. The cannons aren t just old guns, Leader said they re the the quilt, the fabric and the thread that hold people together. YEARLY DUES Just a reminder that the Sons of Confederate eterans operates on a Physical year of June 1st of one year to July 31st of the next year, which means that our annual dues payments are upon us. Our dues are $30. to National, $15. to State and $15. to our camp for a total of $60.00 per year. If your dues are not received by October 31 st you will have to pay $10.00 reinstatement fee. The future of the SC is you.

6 ol. 2 No. 10 Copyright 2106 Page 6 GUARDIAN NEWS By 1Lt Cdr Rex McGee Phil Davis, CDR of the Upshur Patriots, and the Chairman of both the Texas and National Guardian program stated at the Division meeting in Madisonville in September that the State was quickly approaching six hundred graves cared for by Compatriots in the state of Texas. With autumn around the corner it is suggested that each Guardian visit their cemeteries and insure that the graves are in good order for the coming winter months. ILT David Richard Reynolds Sons of Confederate eterans Camp # 2270 Current Guardians Effective September 30, 2016 Name Cemetery Graves Adams, O.M. Edwards 14 Gunn, Dennis Center Ridge 1 Guy, W. H. (Bill) Ft. Sherman 3 Jones, Robert Coopers Chapel 11 Love, Rodney Linden 1 Love, Rodney Shiloh 1 Mars, John Michael Barrett 4 Mars, John Michael Long 2 Mars, John Michael Marshall Springs 1 Mars, John Michael White Oak Springs 5 McGee, Rex* Greenhill 24 McGee, Rex Lone Star 2 McGee, Rex Nevill s Chapel 8 Reynolds, James Robert Old Cookville 10 Reynolds, James Robert Philips-Taylor 1 Reynolds, James Robert Wheatville 2 Reynolds, Jerry Don Old Union 7 Reynolds, Larry Joe* Brantley 1 Reynolds, Larry Joe Bridges Chapel 10 Reynolds, Larry Joe Concord 7 Reynolds, Larry Joe William Cook 1 Reynolds, Tommy Lee Liberty Hill 15 Talks With White Buffalo Center Grove-Yancey 9 TOTALS Guardians (12) (23) (140) * Full Guardians Our newest Guardian is Talks With White Buffalo, A Native American, had 9 graves transferred from CDR Reynolds to his care because of the proximity to his home. CDR Reynolds replaced those graves with ten Confederate graves in the Bridges Chapel Cemetery in Titus County. On October 29 th our Camp will be involved in two activities that day involving grave dedications. The first activity will be held at the City Cemetery in Hughes Springs where, at last information, thirty-eight Confederate Heroes graves will be dedicated. There will be numerous Camps participating in this ceremony along with 5 th Brigade Officers. After this ceremony we will leave and travel to the Concord Cemetery outside Omaha Texas where we will have a grave dedication for ILT David Richard Reynolds, namesake of our Camp, and another Confederate hero by the name of Albert Galletin Brown, who happens to be the brother-in-law of our namesake. Once the ceremonies there are completed we will travel to the Old Union Community Center where the ILT David Richard Reynolds Camp will host a Civil War Dinner of pinto beans, cornbread, onion & tomatoes, drinks, peach cobbler & home made ice cream. We will also have a local band that will be playing country & western and gospel music for your entertainment. Everyone needs to plan on making a complete day of this activity as it will prove to be a very memorable day to the attendees. This will also prove to be a memorable day in the life of our young camp. Autumn & Winter are the months that we plan most of our parades and grave dedications. If you wish to participate in any of these activities let me or CDR Reynolds know and we will make sure you know the pertinent information to attend and to participate. Don t let the fact that you may not have a uniform keep you from participating as we can always get you rigged out enough to participate. One thing about Confederate soldiers is that they had their own opinions as to what a uniform should actually be. They practically went from denims to very decorative and ornate uniforms. In the next few months we will be developing a Graves registry program. We will have a program on this subject in November or December and then have a planning meeting to finalize procedures for this program and try to have it ready to go by early spring so we can take advantage of the favorable weather. We still have several Cemeteries that need adopting. They normally are in good shape, carefully cared for and make it easy to attend the Confederate hero s graves. Primarily, the Guardian needs to visit the grave three times a year and put up a Confederate flag around Confederate heroes Day. If you have any questions regarding the Guardian Program or wish to participate in these efforts, please contact me at 903/ I will be happy to assist you in getting started. We have a couple of cemeteries that need adopting that are close to the camp. Please give consideration to

7 ol. 2 No. 10 Copyright 2106 Page 7 assuming this responsibility. If we don t preserve these graves they will eventually be lost to history. Again, I ll leave you with the question that Phil Davis, Upshur Patriots CDR and Chairman of both the National and Texas Division Guardian Program always asks, Are you a Guardian? If not, why not? 1st Texas Infantry Regiment The 1st Texas Infantry Regiment, nicknamed the "Ragged Old First," was an infantry regiment raised in Texas for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern irginia. The 1st Texas Infantry Regiment was assembled at Richmond, irginia, in August, 1861, with ten companies from Marion, Cass, Polk, Houston, Harrison, Tyler, Anderson, Cherokee, Sabine, San Augustine, Newton, and Nacogdoches counties. Later two companies from Galveston and Trinity County were added to the command. Part of Hood's Texas Brigade, it served under Generals Hood, J.B. Robertson, and John Gregg. The regiment fought with the Army of Northern irginia from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor except when it was detached with Longstreet at Suffolk, Chickamauga, and Knoxville. It was involved in the Petersburg siege north and south of the James River and later the Appomattox Campaign. This unit had 477 effectives in April, 1862 and lost 186 of the 226 engaged at Sharpsburg, a casualty rate of 82.3% percent. This staggering casualty rate was the highest suffered by any regiment, North or South, on a single day, during the entire war. In incurring these losses during ferocious fighting in Miller's cornfield the regiment lost a battle flag which was picked up by federal troops when they re-occupied the cornfield (the First Texas having previously withdrawn without noticing the loss of their flag). The highest number of casualties, on the other hand, was suffered by the 26th North Carolina Infantry at the battle of Gettysburg. They suffered 72% casualties out of the 820 engaged. The 1st Texas suffered more than twenty percent of the 426 during the same engagement. It surrendered with 16 officers and 133 men. The field officers were Colonels Frederick S. Bass, Hugh McLeod, Alexis T. Rainey, and Louis T. Wigfall; Lieutenant Colonels Harvey H. Black, Albert G. Clopton, R.J. Harding, and P.A. Work; and Majors Matt. Dale and John R. Woodward. The 1st Texas also lost a battle flag on April 8, 1865 at Appomattox Court House when it was captured by 1st Lt. Morton A. Read of the 8th New York Cavalry.

8 ol. 2 No. 10 Copyright 2106 Page 8 On July 2, 1863 Brigadier General Jerome Robertson and his Texas Brigade arrived at Gettysburg around 9:00 A.M. Among the regiments under the command of Robertson was the 1st Texas Infantry. The 1st Texas fought hard during its time at Gettysburg and achieved much for fighting with lesser numbers than the enemy. Lieutenant Colonel Phillip A. Work commanded the 1st Texas and successfully took the major objectives that he was assigned to take. Robertson and his Texas Brigade arrived at their position on Seminary Ridge, along with the rest of the Confederate forces, and quickly organized his regiments left to right with the 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment on the left, then the 1st Texas, 4th Texas, and 5th Texas. Soon after arrival on Seminary Ridge, both Union and Confederate artillery opened fire. According to General R. H. Anderson, the ridge that the enemy forces sat on was about twelve hundred yards away from the ridge that the Confederate forces positioned on. Anderson also mentioned that the area between the two ridges was slightly undulating, enclosed by rail and plank fences and under cultivation. For nearly an hour the Confederate troops stood in formation as the Union artillery collided with their lines. The troops of the 1st Texas infantry jumped as the cannon fire hit around them, as did the rest of the Confederate forces, but stood strong in their formation. The order to charge and take the heights was finally issued. As soon as he received the order, Lieutenant Colonel Phillip Work ran to the front of his regiment, pointed to his regiments flag and yelled Follow the Lone Star Flag to the top of the mountain!. Robertson and his Texas Brigade faced many problems almost as soon as they moved off their original position on Seminary Ridge. The Federal batteries in The Peach Orchard area and above Devil s Den increased their fire. Robertson ordered the men to throw down a rail fence that obstructed their path. As soon as this obstruction was out of the way the men moved across Emmitsburg Road and continued forward. Robertson now faced a problem caused by Evander M. Law's Brigade. Robertson had orders to keep his left on Emmitsburg Road and his right on Law s left but Law s Brigade bore too sharply to the right and a large gap formed in the middle of Robertson s forces. The 3rd Arkansas and 1st Texas stubbornly stuck to the Emmitsburg Road while the 4th and 5th Texas regiments stuck with Law s forces. The 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment and 1st Texas now advanced to the west branch of Plum Run (Rock Creek) near the Timber s House and the Rose Woods. At this point the gap in Robertson s forces was over one hundred yards. Robertson tried to move his regiments back together but they were already engaged and so it became impossible. Robertson quickly made the decision to stick with the left wing and sent a message to Evander M. Law telling him to watch out for the 4th and 5th Texas. The 1st Texas Infantry now moved up toward the triangular field and as soon as they were in the open started receiving artillery fire from Smith s battery on Houck s Ridge. The Texans continued moving until they reached a stone wall at the base of the triangular field. The 1st Texas found some safety behind this stone wall because the guns of Smith s battery could not depress far enough to fire on them. The troops formed two lines behind the wall with the front line kneeling behind the wall and the back line standing behind them. The Texans quickly opened fire on Smith s gunners and silenced the guns on the ridge. The men now jumped over the stone wall and rushed forward towards the guns but confusion soon followed. Part way up the hill the regiment heard orders to retreat and so they began to fall back but then received more orders that countermanded the first. Private James Bradfield recalled No one seemed to know whence it came, nor from whom. This first rush at the enemy made it within fifty yards of Smith s battery but was quickly repelled by the 124th New York olunteer Infantry Regiment and Ward's Brigade. Next the Texans regrouped and pushed slowly forward a few feet at a time but they were once again repelled by the artillery atop the ridge and the 124th New York. The 124th now charged into the line of the 1st Texas and drove them back down the rocky slope. The 1st Texas infantry

9 ol. 2 No. 10 Copyright 2106 Page 9 fell back to the southwest wall of the triangular field and held their ground here. As the New Yorkers charged through the open terrain and got within one hundred feet of the wall, the Texans opened fire and dropped nearly one-quarter of them in their tracks. The 124th of New York now surged forward once again but they had gone as far as they could go because Brigadier General Henry Benning s Brigade had arrived to support the tired Texans. (Continued next Month) October 8 th - Richard Fountain October 10 th - Carole McGee October 15 th - Karen Adams October 25 th - Jamie LeAnn Farley October 11 th - Richard & Darline Fountain October 24 th - Robert & Kara Jones October 12 th - This date in 1870 General Robert E. Lee died. He is buried in Lexington irginia. LAST MONTH S MEETING We had a very good and informative meeting last month. Mark ogl gave a great program on Robert E. Lee, the Man and the Christian. For those of you who missed the meeting, please try to be there this month. BATTLES FOUGHT DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER Battle of Corinth - Corinth Mississippi 3-4 October General Earl an Dorn verses General William S. Rosecrans. Casualties: 4233 Confederate, 2520 Union! Battle of Allattoona - Allatoona Georgia Commander Joe Reynolds presents Mark ogl with a Certificate of Appreciation for his program. 5 October General Samuel Gibbs French verses General John Murry Corse. Casualties: 799 Confederates, 707 Union! Battle of Perryville - Perryville Kentucky BIRTHDAYS, ANNIERSARIES & OTHER IMPORTANT DATES October 3 rd - Penny Knox October 5 th - Burnis Covington 8 October General Braxton Bragg verses General Don Carlos Buell. Casualties: 3396 Confederate, 4211 Union! Battle of Cedar Creek - Cedar Creek irginia

10 ol. 2 No. 10 Copyright 2106 Page October General Jubal A. Early verses General Philip H. Sheridan. Casualties: 2910 Confederates, 5665 Union! Battle of Ball's Bluff - Ball's Bluff irginia 21 October Colonel Nathan G. Evans verses Colonel Edward D. Baker. Casualties: 149 Confederate, 921 Union! If you bring these [Confederate] leaders to trial it will condemn the North, for by the Constitution secession is not rebellion. Lincoln wanted Davis to escape, and he was right. His capture was a mistake. His trial will be a greater one. Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, July 1867 (Foote, The Civil War, ol. 3, p. 765) NEWSLETTER EDITOR Larry Joe Reynolds 1007 Stone Shore Street Mount Pleasant, TX (903) Joe.Reynolds@DavidRReynolds.org Camp Leadership 1 st Lt. David Richard Reynolds Camp #2270 Mount Pleasant, Texas Commander Larry Joe Reynolds (903) Joe.Reynolds@DavidRReynolds.org 1Lt. Commander Alvin Rex McGee (903) AlvinRexMcGee@hotmail.com 2Lt. Commander Robert Eugene Jones (903) rj416b@gmail.com Adjutant acant Sergeant-at-Arms Kenneth Roy Phillips, Jr. (903) confederateglory@yahoo.com Chaplain John Michael Mars (903) jmmars74@gmail.com Quartermaster O. M. Adams (903) toshman@gmail.com Opinions expressed by individual writers are their own and do not necessarily reflect official positions of the 1 st Lt. David Richard Reynolds Camp #2270. Letters and articles may be submitted to: Joe.Reynolds@davidrreynolds.org (Cutoff for articles is 15th of the month) Web Master / Newsletter Editor Joe Reynolds (903) Joe.Reynolds@DavidRReynolds.org