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  John F. Reynolds biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
John F. Reynolds was born at Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1820.
Reynolds, at his request, was given command of the Pennsylvania Militia during General Robert E. Lee's invasion of Maryland, and therefore missed the Battle of Antietam.
General Reynolds was considered one of the best corps commanders of the Army of the Potomac, during his time.
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 Encyclopedia: John Fulton Reynolds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
General Reynolds was captured after falling asleep, separated from his troops, the day after the Battle of Gaines' Mill.
Hill allegedly told him, "Reynolds, do not feel so bad about your capture, it is the fate of wars." Reynolds was exchanged in time to command the Pennsylvania Reserves Division in the Union defeat at Second Bull Run.
Reynolds was considered one of the best, ranking with fellow corps commanders John Sedgwick (VI Corps) and Winfield S. Hancock (II Corps).
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John Fulton Reynolds was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on September 21*, 1820, the son of John and Lydia Moore Reynolds.
Reynolds was captured by the Confederates after falling asleep and being cut off from his troops after the battle of Gaines' Mill (June 28, 1862), and was exchanged in August.
John Fulton Reynolds was the epitome of the thoroughly competent, completely reliable, hard-fighting officer of the "Old Army." Possessed of considerable personal courage and an excellent tactical sense, he was trusted and respected by both his subordinates and his superiors.
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 John Fulton Reynolds Society   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Lieutenant Rosengarten, of General Reynolds staff, states positively that he was present and heard the oder given (by Reynolds) for Howard to post his troops on Cemetery Ridge.
It is quite probable that Reynolds chose the hill simply as a position upon which his force could rally if driven back, and Howard selected it as a suitable battle-field for the army.
General Reynolds was on horse back in the edge of the woods, surrounded by his staff.
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 Articles - John F. Reynolds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
John Fulton Reynolds (September 20, 1820 – July 1, 1863) was a career U.S. Army officer and a general in the American Civil War.
Hill allegedly told him, "Reynolds, do not feel so bad about your capture, it is the fate of wars." Reynolds was exchanged in time to command the Pennsylvania Reserves Division of the V Corps in the Union defeat at Second Bull Run.
John Reynolds was immediately transported from Gettysburg to his birthplace, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where he is buried.
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 Civil War General of the Day   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Though their meeting was not attended, it is believed that Lincoln offered command of the army to Reynolds, and that Reynolds, well aware of the strings that had been pulled from the capital in the previous year, replied that he would accept only on the condition that he be given a free hand.
Reynolds thus returned to the head of the First Corps, and three weeks later, command of the army was thrust on George Meade for the coming crucial clash in Pennsylvania.
Reynolds was shaken awake by Rebel pickets the next morning, and he spent the next six weeks in Libby Prison in Richmond, mortified at being captured in such an ignominious way.
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 Gett Kidz- John F. Reynolds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
At the outbreak of the Civil War, Reynolds was promoted to lt. colonel of the 14th US Infantry and then was appointed brigadier general of volunteers.
General Reynolds was happy leading his First Corps and set out on June 29 to find Lee's Army, which by this time was already in Pennsylvania.
Reynolds was buried in Lancaster on July 4, 1863 with full military honors.
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 JOHNFULTONREYNOLDS, USA
John Fulton Reynolds was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on September 20, 1820.
President Lincoln offered Reynolds command of the army, but he declined when Lincoln was unable to guarantee him free rein.
Reynolds died on July 1, 1863, having been shot in the back of the neck while leading troops in southern Pennsylvania.
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 Civil War Headquarters - History of the House and Area
Major General John Fulton Reynolds was one of the most capable officers of the Army of the Potomac.
Reynolds immediately fell from his horse and was dead instantly and thus a bright fire in the army of the Potomac was extinguished forever.
Ironically, Reynolds was born and raised only 60 miles from Gettysburg in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and his body was taken back to there for burial.
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 General John F. Reynolds As Portrayed by Michael A. Riley
John F. Reynolds was born in Lancaster, PA in 1820.
Reynolds' first command during the Civil War was a brigade of the Pennsylvania Reserve Division.
While urging his men to advance on the persistent Confederate forces, Major General John Fulton Reynolds, one of the most respected, courageous and most competent Union officers, was struck in the neck by a mini ball and died instantly.
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 FULTON COUNTY INDIANA
John SAPIO, Hattenfield, N.J., parents of Charles SAPIO, an army friend of Gudenburr who was killed on the same day, January 8, 1945, in the Battle of the Bulge.
McMillen was born in Fulton county Sept. 2, 1875, and lived in the county most of her married life.
The deceased is the daughter of David and Kathryn OVERMYER and was born in Fulton county June 4, 1876.
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 John Reynolds Biography
John was the fifth child of John and Lydia Moore Reynolds, and grew up in a large household with thirteen brothers and sisters.
Reynolds was both distinguished and aggressive, a quality usually lacking amongst the Union high command in the East.
On June 25, Reynolds was assigned to command of the Left Wing of the Army of the Potomac, commanding three corps (the First, Third, and Eleventh).
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 AllRefer.com - John Fulton Reynolds (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
John Fulton Reynolds 1820–63, Union general in the American Civil War, b.
In the Civil War, Reynolds was made (Aug., 1861) a brigadier general of volunteers.
In the Gettysburg campaign Reynolds directed the fighting on the first day (July 1, 1863) until he was killed.
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 John Fulton Reynolds - History Celebrities
Reynolds was the son of a newspaper editor, as well as the good friend of James Buchanan, also of Lancaster, who would become our nations fifteenth president.
At Gettysburg, on July 1, 1863, Reynolds was the commander of the I, III, and XI Corps.
John Reynold's death on July 1, 1863 was a blow to the Union and to the men who had the privilege to serve under him.
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 John Fulton Reynolds Society   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Reynolds, who was lying on the ground very much fatigued, was in favor of an advance.
Upon collecting the suffrages, Meade, Reynolds, and Howard voted squarely for an advance, Sickles and myself sqyarrely no, upon which Hooker informed the council that he should take upon himself the responsibility of retiring the army to the other side of the river.
As I stepped out of the tent Reynolds, just behind me, broke out, "What was the use of calling us together at this time of night when he intended to retreat anyhow?"
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Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815, American inventor, engineer, and painter, b.
...Reynolds, John Fulton, 1820-63, Union general in the American Civil War, b.
394,017), state capital and seat of Fulton co., NW Ga., on the Chattahoochee R. and Peachtree Creek, near the Appalachian...
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 One and Undivided - A Short Bio of General John Fulton Reynolds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
On the morning of July 1, 1863, at the age of 42, Major General John Fulton Reynolds, U.S.V., commanding one third of the Union Army of the Potomac, was killed.
Reynolds was "perhaps the most universally admired among the generals of the Army of the Potomac." Meade called Reynolds the "noblest" and the "bravest" of his generals.
Reynolds body was carried back to the George George house in town, which still stands today in the town of Gettysburg near Cemetery Hill and the National Cemetery.
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 John Fulton Reynolds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
John Fulton Reynolds was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on September 20, 1820, the son of John and Lydia Moore Reynolds.
Before being relieved of command of the Army of the Potomac three days before Gettysburg, Joe Hooker placed Reynolds in command of the three corps which formed the left wing of the army.
Perhaps the highest compliment paid him was the nickname bestowed on him by his troops: "Old Common Sense." On the first day of the battle of Gettysburg, the Union Army lost one of its most solidly capable general officers.
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 Reynolds Family Papers - Digital Collection
Newly transcribed military orders and war dispatches of John Fulton Reynolds are also featured, in addition to genealogical and biographical material relating to the Reynolds family.
Older brother William Reynolds served as a naval officer on the U.S. Exploring Expedition from 1838-1842, and was one of the first North Americans to view Antarctica.
His younger brother, John Fulton Reynolds, had a distinguished if not abbreviated military career, serving in both the Mexican War and the American Civil War.
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 Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records and Online Memorials
He was offered command of the Army of the Potomac in June 1863 when Gen. Joseph Hooker resigned, but he turned down the offer because he thought he would not be given a free hand in directing Army operations.
He then willingly subordinated himself to George Meade, who was given command of the Army and was junior in rank to Reynolds.
While posting elements of the famed "Iron Brigade" he was shot and instantly killed in a Confederate volley, thus making him both the first and the highest ranking General to die in the engagement.
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 Biographies: Ha - He   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
His parents were John and Hannah (Adams) Haacke, the former of Holland, the latter of New York city, and a cousin of John Quincy Adams.
The name of Harris is known and respected throughout Fulton County as belonging to one of the earliest pioneers of this section of the country, in whose honor the township of Harris was named.
The living are: John, now a stock-raiser and farmer in Linn County, Mo.; Ann, wife of Augustus Stoner, a boot and shoe dealer in Harrisburg, Pa.; the subject of our sketch, and Mary Ellen, wife of William Jacobi, a machinist of Harrisburg.
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 Genealogy Data   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Father: Reynolds, John W. Mother: Estell, Hester A. Family:
Marriage: 3 MAR 1870 in Monmouth County, NJ
Reynolds, Joseph W. Birth : 1 OCT 1794
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 FULTON
John McClintock was born in Fayette County, Penn., in 1789.
Nancy (Stewart) Gates gates@innet.com is a descendant of Abram and Jane (Coe) Fulton.
David W. Fulton, b 25 Mar 1830 at West Liberty, Logan Co., OH, was the son of Henry Fulton and Catherine McBeth SHIELDS.
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Name REYNOLDS, John Fulton Born September 20 1820, Lancaster PA Died July 1 1863, Gettysburg PA Pre-War Profession Graduated West Point 1837, garrison duty, Mexican war, commandant of cadets and instructor of tactics at West Point.
One of the best Union corps commanders, John F. Reynolds was destined to fall in the defense of his native state.
The next day the command was again engaged at Gaines' Mill and folowing the close of the action Reynolds fell asleep after being cut off from his troops.
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Mary Hannah Fulton - Mary Hannah Fulton physician and missionary Born: May 31, 1854 Birthplace: prob.
Fulton John Sheen - Sheen, Fulton John, 1895–1979, American Roman Catholic clergyman, b.
John Fulton Reynolds - Reynolds, John Fulton, 1820–63, Union general in the American Civil War, b.
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 The Battle of Gettysburg & The American Civil War - Reynolds Marker
Union Major General John Fulton Reynolds, born only 50 miles from Gettysburg, perished as the conflict heightened July 1st, 1863.
An officer in the 1st Corp referred to Reynolds as, "a glorious picture of the best type of military leader." Lt. Frank Haskell offered the following on General Reynolds.
Very early in the action, while seeing personally to the formation of his lines under fire, he was shot through the head by a musket or rifle bullet, and killed almost instantly.
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 F&M College: Special Collections: Edward J. Nichols Collection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
After much searching he found that Reynolds' papers were still in the possession of the family, namely Col. John Fulton Reynolds Scott [the papers are now in the Archives and Special Collections Department of Franklin and Marshall College].
Toward Gettysburg: A Biography of General John F. Reynolds was published in 1958 by the Pennsylvania State University Press.
The military record of General John F. Reynolds by Edward J. Nichols in the Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, Jul 1959.
www.library.fandm.edu /archives/nichols.html   (713 words)

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