Camp Muddy Creek Greenbriar Co Va
Feb 7/65

Dear Brother

As yours of the 16th reached me yesterday evening. I seat myself to reply though I have not time but to write a few lines as we are fixing to start to Lick Creek today. I was glad to hear from you, as I have not recd a letter from home since I left and I have been very uneasy in re-guarde to your condition to health. I am exceedingly glad to hear that you are on the mend and I sincerely hope that you may recover from your disease and be again restored to health.

You wrote me to collect the money that was due you from T Robinson & James H. Fields . I have collected the money that was due you from T Robinson and sent it to you by John McCloud, and for James Fields, he has never reported to the Comdg and he has been dropped from the rolls, and I suppose that he is in Russell Co.

I have nothing of importance to write to you at this time only to tell you we have went through more hardships this winter than we ever have experienced since this war has been going on. The snow hear now is about six inches deep and still snowing, and we have to start to Lick Creek to get something for our horses to live on. Our horses are all starving to death hear and if we have to stay hear much longer we will loose all of our horses, though I think in the course of ten days we will leave this part of the country and procede in the direction of Tazewell County. Though for geting to bring my company to Russell Co I feat it is too late in the winter for that. But if we come to Tazewell I intend to use all of my influence to do so. There is no use of describing our sufferings to you on our march from Eastern Va to this plase. Sifise to say that I do not think that Bonapart ever surmounted such obsticles when he crosses the alps. We came through the alleghany mountains across a perfect sleat of ice, and horses laying thick all along the road, not abel to get up on the ice. For miles the road was a perfect sleat of ice. So, I must close by telling you that I and all the rest of the bots are well and in good health. Hoping that when this reaches you it may find you fast improving in health, and all the rest of your little family. Give my best respects to father and all the rest of my friends and relatives and retain a portion for yourself. So, no more at present but remain your affectionate brother until death.

B.H. Reynolds

Write soon and often as I never have heard a word from home since I left.