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James Elisha Reynolds

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James Elisha Reynolds

Birth
Grenada County, Mississippi, USA
Death
26 Jun 1920 (aged 82)
Arkoma, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 6, Range 2, Lot 11, Row 1,, Space 4
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Served in Company K, 30th Mississippi Infantry, Confederate States of America.Captain James Elisha Reynolds was a proud Confederate veteran.
He enlisted in Carrollton, Mississippi, 27 Feb 1862 as 1Sgt with Company K, 30th Mississippi Infantry.
He was with the Walthall's Brigade and wounded in the engagement on Lookout Mountain Tennessee, 24 Nov 1863.
15 Aug 1864, LT Reynolds is at Floyd House Hospital, Macon, GA & has a fractured tibia and general disability. Wounded and sent to hospital by Medical Examining Board, 27 May 1864.
March 17, 1865, he is at Way Hospital in Meridian Mississippi and is furloughed.

He came to Indian Territory with his wife Felicity, a member of the Choctaw Nation. He was a pioneer in the area, being a farmer and an entrepreneur. He was forever grateful to the women who found him injured on the battlefield and nursed him back to health. His marble monument was created in their honor.
He was the son of Bowen Reynolds (1791-1845) and Sarah Meux (1794-1853)
Served in Company K, 30th Mississippi Infantry, Confederate States of America.Captain James Elisha Reynolds was a proud Confederate veteran.
He enlisted in Carrollton, Mississippi, 27 Feb 1862 as 1Sgt with Company K, 30th Mississippi Infantry.
He was with the Walthall's Brigade and wounded in the engagement on Lookout Mountain Tennessee, 24 Nov 1863.
15 Aug 1864, LT Reynolds is at Floyd House Hospital, Macon, GA & has a fractured tibia and general disability. Wounded and sent to hospital by Medical Examining Board, 27 May 1864.
March 17, 1865, he is at Way Hospital in Meridian Mississippi and is furloughed.

He came to Indian Territory with his wife Felicity, a member of the Choctaw Nation. He was a pioneer in the area, being a farmer and an entrepreneur. He was forever grateful to the women who found him injured on the battlefield and nursed him back to health. His marble monument was created in their honor.
He was the son of Bowen Reynolds (1791-1845) and Sarah Meux (1794-1853)

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