One primary source was Sergeant Charles Henry Veil, his orderly and unit Color Guard, who described the events in a letter in 1864 and then contradicted some of the details in another letter 45 years later.
En primær kilde var Sergeant Charles S. Veil, Reynolds's oppasser, som beskrev hændelserne i et brev i 1864 og derefter modsagde nogle af detaljerne i et andet brev 45 år senere.