Samuel E. Fields, who married Sarah Quarriels (sic) sometime around 1855, signed up with the Confederate Army in 1861 and went into Phillip's Legions. He was killed at South Mountain in Maryland in 1862. Gen. Cobb was the commander of his brigade at the time. I have a copy of the last letter sent home in August of 1862, just before the second battle of Bull Run (Manassas).
Samuel grew corn and was father of two young children with a wife who was less than twenty years old. They lost it all. For what? For a rich man to own a slave or that they might get rich and then own slaves themselves? I don't think so.
He lives every time someone says his name. Remember them all.
I am...
Your Obedient Servant,
Bert Hile, Acting 1st Sgt. Co. G. 6th Texas Vol. Inf.
Grandbury's Brigade, Cleburne's Division, Hardee's Corps, Army of Tenneesse