From the August 21, 2014, Advocate Messenger "Cotton Reynolds' Civil War collection gone in a matter of hours, but his legacy lives on" by Pam Wright.
James Carlos "Cotton" Reynolds of Perryville, Kentucky was a lifetime Civil War collector and had amassed one of the finest ones in the nation. It was auctioned off on August 21st from 10:30 to 8:30.
There were 537 registered bidders from 47 states and foreign countries. His children and grandchildren were there to see it go. Reynolds died in April at age 84.
A plumber by trade, Cotton began collecting the items at an early age in the fields around his Perryville home. A major battle was fought there.. Often, he would trade plumbing work for artifacts.
--Old Secesh
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