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demonstration of the true affection yau bear rr your
native state. which be assured her eenen roprocate,
and for which, IN their behalf I'm by g make ysd
this acknow Judgment have the hou9r 10 ha very
epectfuly, your obedient servant A. = Ct Rim.
Brigader General JSo r. REYNOLDS uDited Arsy.
COMMANDER nRsy ARMY CORPS
He returned next TO the COMMAND OF tho Ponusyvan
resevcs, and being the ranking general, assumed com
maud d the corps which position had been left vacant
by the reaoval Of General Mcdowell fhn command ne
retained under General Burnside his corps forming one
haf Of the let wsg Of the army, then pnder the charge
of eneral Franklin.
AT wARRssros
During the advance of McCieans army just previous
removal Reynolds corps took possession
OF warrenson driving the rebels out Of the town
and holdisg until the main army up.
This the 9Th day Of November, 1862
The removal Of General Mcclellan caused
little delay in the army movements after which, at about
the end CT the month"; the Army the Potomac
concer,rated the banks worl-fasned RAP
pabanEock.
BATTLE FREDERICKSBURG.
With the command of the FRS. corps. and while be-
longing TO the left wing Franklin General Reynolds
led tho advance Of that Of the army the terrible
attack upon the works Of Fredericksburg He the
river the nth Of December, and during the fearful
fight OF the 18th his corps sustained the principal loss OF
Frankns division The corps loss exceeded three
thousand which the largest loss but any Of the
e
struggle. His bravery this occasion particularly
Marked also that Of his old DIVISION Pennsyl
vania
MAJOR GENERAL VOLUNTEERS
Az his rank and his command very Inappropriate
At this tims-hs commission being only that OF briga.
dicr general Of volunteers while his actual position
equal to that lieutenant general Of any other amy-he
WIS ap: ointed by tho Presu.. to the rank OF major
general, with o commission to date from November 20
1862. His nomination sent IN to the United States
Senate January 1868, but returned with number
Ct other appointments for revision Of the list The
determined not to CONFIRM any appointments
unless made for bravery in the field When
revised list sent in during March, $685. the
OF General Reynolds was recommended for promotion
"cc- bravery on the feld On the ylh Of March 1853
General Roy received his commission major gene
a. LIB rank dating from November 20 1862 The posi-
ton OF his name on the army roll made him the ranking
officer Of several OF tho corps commanders the
geld.
HooKER's ORGANIZATION OF NM Army
When General Hooker reorganized the Army Of the Po-
somac aud did away with the grand divisions he an.
nounced February s, 1868, that General Reynolds
corps was placed that it should occupy the
lett OF the line, occasionally made excursions down
the banks Of the Rappahannck for the purpose pre-
venting tho rebels crossing the river and turning their
Sank.
General Reynolds had ably drilled his troops and
Injured hardships that on occasion they
compshed one Of the finest marches record.
The following order wi best forth what
pished on the OCCASION
GENERAL oRDKRs-No. 81.
HEADQUARTERS, FIRST ARMY CoRrs, April "a, 1868.
The Commanding General takes occasion to thank the I
Twenty fourth Michigan and Brooklyn Fourteenth regi-
nenis under Coouels Morrow Fowler o thu prompt
manner In which they accomplished the oSect u the 4
march Of nearly hiry.six miles twenty four hours
during the very Indictment weather Of yesterday proves
f value as ss anu snS
By command Of ~ MAJOR ;eaerafREYNoLDs
c. KIsosBrRy, Jr, Lieutenant Colonel and A. A. G.
During the recent Chancell, rsvile campaign General
Reynolds corps distinguished itself by making several
excellent feints purpose drawing of
the attention Of the rebels rom the main point Of cross
right OF the main army In these fents he was very sue
cessta and when the .ght wing had reached Chaneel
s On sn
ssS S.s sssss ssis ~ three asn.
TO tho other side Of the river on the OH o. S,K LES
trout and march TO the Potomac On the l2lh day Of
right wing Of Hookers army and conducted one Of the
most heavy forced marches under burning bot sun.
pushed a5s .ssS %s. H
.nlles Washington, where they Rested until The 966ys
piahs We're fully developed tbs new command gave
ing oiSss himself H. ssesaa S9 . 70 command
CROSSING rHR roroMAc-YaR FIGHT.
Ater numbcr OF cavalry skirmishes First CORPS
He ADVANCING upon the enemy, and without really az
psSs,ns = haiuS were marching steadily through the
time L was only possible TO esns the Mansry INTO
- CENTRAL REYNOLDS MET MS DEATH.
Finding that be could not place his artillery 10 any
good position made available, Gen. Reynolds
with bis staff and escort 10 the frontNn search OF
knoll eminenco where he could favorab.y plant his
pieces. While he was thus engaged ne and his party
saluted with shower OF bullets, which made
his horse FESTIVE Ind dnmahAgeabls. THIS exposed
him 70 the rIerrinf a,re ~ the shasrrhaoSscrs
and rife bg.et struck him the neck severing the
ysrtebra< and causing bis instant death When he fell
General Doubleday charge Of the forces until Genera
Howard up with the Eleventh corps, when the for
resigned the chief command 70 the latter.
m DIED IN DEFENCE HE own STATE.
Thus died General Reynolds on the soil OF his nativ
State, which at the time Of hts deh be was defending
The hero battles Mexico, tho peninsula
end the Rappshannock had escaped all harm unit
ho position to nght hts native SOIL when
rebel bullet brought him low. there DO position 10
American glorious than another II Is manifested
action Of shedding his blood and giving up his III
only for his country bat also for tho State that CAV
hin birth. This State right Of which mono can dc
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