Scope & content
The Reynolds family papers consist primarily of personal letters written between 1863 and 1865 by Charles, James and Alfred Reynolds to their sisters Fannie and Hattie, their parents, and friends at home in upstate New York. The letters detail personal and familial matters and provide extensive descriptions of Union military offensives (such as the taking of Fort Morgan, Mobile Bay, Alabama), Afro-Americans, Copperhead Democrats, military camp routine, and Union movements through the Southern states.