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Two letters he wrote to his son.
The first, the 22nd of Dec 1862, and the second, 20th Sept 1863. All from Prarieville,Texas.
Colonel William Hugh Young (1838-1901) of 9th Texas Infantry Regiment to Reierson from Shelbyville, Tennessee, March 17th, 1863.
All three letters are to be found here: Available letters
Twenty letters written by Norwegians in the South during the war have been preserved, fifteen of which are soldiers' letters. Except nos. 1, 2 and 7, all were originally written in the Norwegian language, and all save four were addressed to Carl Questad, Clifton, Bosque County, Texas.

The original letters, with the exception of nos. 1, 2 and 7, are now in the possession of the Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA), St Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota. They have been published in English translation in Norwegian-American Studies vol. 25 (1972), p. 113-141, as well as in Norwegian in Syversen/Johnson, Norge i Texas, p. 187-197 (see bibliography).

The two Reierson letters (nos. 2 + 7) are found in the Reierson Family Papers, Eugene C.Barker Texas History Center, University of Texas at Austin. No. 7 has been published in European Telegraph, June 1995, p. 9-12, the Journal of Europe Camp # 1612, Sons of Confederate Veterans. Letter no. 1, written by Charles M. Ohlson of the 4th Arkansas, appeared in the Washington (Ark.) Telegraph on March 19, 1862. It has since been reprinted in the Journal of the Hempstead County Historical Society, Spring 1987, p. 8.

1. Charles M Ohlson 4th Ark Inf Boston Mts,Ark 3 Mar 62 1)
2. James S Jenson Frontier Tex Cav Camp Salmon, Tex 13 Dec 62
3. John R Reierson ------------ Prairieville, Tex 22 Dec 62 2)
4. David Lund 15th Tex Inf Camp Kiamichi, Choctaw N 19 Mar 63 3)
5. David Lund 15th Tex Inf n. Alexandria, La 28 May 63
6. David Lund 15th Tex Inf n. Washington, La 19 Jun 63
7. Lars Olson 31st Tex Cav Marksville, La 26 Jun 63
8. John R Reierson ------------ Prairieville, Tex 20 Sep 63 2)
9. Elias R Skimland Frontier Tex Cav n. Columbus, Tex 15 Jul 64
10. Lars Olson 31st Tex Cav Sicily Island, La 20 Aug 64
11. Lars Olson 31st Tex Cav Camden, Ark 16 Oct 64
12. Helge J Grann 2nd Tex Cav Eagle Pass, Tex 17 Oct 64
13. Lars Olson 31st Tex Cav Minden, La 18 Dec 64
14. Lars Olson 31st Tex Cav Minden, La 23 Dec 64
15. Elias R Skimland Frontier Tex Cav n. La Grange, Tex 30 Dec 64
16. Mrs Elise Warenskjold ------------ Van Zandt, Tex 19 Mar 65
17. J M C Warenskjold -------------* * Four Mile Prairie, Tex 25 Mar 65
18. Lars Olson 31st Tex Cav n. Houston, Tex 23 Apr 65 3)
19. Lars Olson 31st Tex Cav Sandy Point, Tex 2 May 65
20. Carl Questad -------------- Clifton, Tex 19 May 65 4)
NOTES

* previously of the 11th Texas Infantry and the 1st Cavalry Regiment, Texas State Troops.

1) to J. R. Eakin (editor of Washington Telegraph)
2) to Oscar Reierson, Esq., Charlottesville, Virginia
3) to Ole Ween, Clifton P.O., Bosque County, Texas
4) to Lars Olson, Co B, 31st Regiment, 2d Infantry Brigade, Maxey's Division, via Houston.

In addition, there exists a letter to Oscar Reierson from Col. William H. Young, 9th Texas Infantry, dated Shelbyville, Tennessee, 17 March 63 (also part of the Reierson Family Papers, Barker Texas History Center, University of Texas at Austin) Link here to the letter.

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