The National tribune., 1899-03-02
DEATH OF GEN. REYNOLDS.

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DEATH OF CEN. REYNOLDS.
"A Gallant Old Veteran of the Army OF the
| Cumberland Passes Away.
| The death of few of the old commanders
| has carried grief to such a wide circle Us
will that of Mai. Gen. JOS. j. Reynolds,
which occurred at his home at 1901 5
street, Washington, Sunday, Feb %.
Gen. Reynolds had a sphere Of unusual
breadth OF activity during the war, and
few men commanded so many soldiers
from first To last as he did. lie succeeded
in winning the respect and love OF all
these. lie was born in Kentucky in 1S22
but his parents moved to Indiana, and
| his brothers engaged in business in La
fayette. He was appointed to West Point,
land graduated with the Class Of 1913, with
the following classmates and their rela-
tive standing and subsequent histories:
/ !. VIM. Il. Franklin, Major General
| u. S. Vols.
2. Geo. Deslon, Conn. Catholic priest.
| 3. Thos. j. Brereton, d. {. Civil engi-
| neer and oil manufacturer.
/ 4. John III. Grelaud, Pa. Died Cap
tain in 1856.
5. Wm. +. Reynolds, Ohio Brevet
Brigadier General, u. S. Vols.
| g. Isaac f. Quinby, n. j. Brgadier-
General, u. S. Vols.
| 4. tcSHSil o. ~. L biiSduiSi-
8. John j. Peck, N. Y. Major General,
U. S. Vols.
8. John P. Johnstone, Va. Killed in
Mexican war.
10. Jos. j. Reynolds, Ind. Major Gen
H. Jas. A. Hardie, n. Y. Brevet Major
General, U. S. A.
| ~. II. +. Clarke Pa. Brevct Major
General U. S. A.
10. Jacob j. Booker, Ind. Died a First
Lieutenant.
General, rebel army.
| Is. r. L. Chadbourne, Me. Killed in
| Mexican war.
10. c.. G. Augur, Mich. Brevet Major
General, u. S. A.
II. Franklin, Gardner, Iowa. Major
Hudson.
| Is. Geo. Stevens, VT. Drowned in 1916.
19. E. B. Holloway, Ky. Colonel, rebel
army.
20. Lewis NeilI, Va. Died in 1850.
q. IT, S. Grant. General. u. S. A.
%. Jos. II. Potter, n. III. Brigadier-
%. Robert Hazlitt, Ohio. Killed in
Mexican war.
"a. Edwin Howe N. Y. Died in 1850.
IS. L. b. Wood, Va. Died in 1853.
26. Chas. S. Hamilton, N. Y. Major
0cifSTdl, u. bCfS-
81. VIM. X. Van Bokkelen, N. Y.
Cashiered.
2s. A. st. Amand Crozettc, N. Y. Died
in 1855
20. Chas. E. Jarvis, Me. Died in 1s49.
30. Frederick Steele, n. Y. Brevet
Major General, Z. S. A.
81. Henry r. Selden, VT. Colonel, L. S.
Vols.
32 Rufus ingalls,, Me. Brevet Major
General, U. S. A.
33. Fred r. Dent, Mo. Brevet Brigadier-
General, u. S. A.
Brigadier General, U. S. A.
IS. Henry Nj. Judah, N. Y. Brigadier
General, u. S. Vols.
36. Norman j. Elting, N. Y. School
teacher and farmer.
81. Cave j. Couts, Tenn. Rancher.
38. Chas. G. Merchant. r. ii. Died in
1856
80. Geo. c. hfcClelland, Pa. Cashiered.
Upon graduation, Reynolds was com
missioned a Second Lieutenant in the
artillery and took part in the earlier move
ments in the Mexican war. He was then
recalled to West Point to fill the position
Of Assistant Professor of Geography, His |
tory and Ethics. He resigned in 1857, to
go into business with his brothers in |
Lafayette, Ind. At the outbreak Of the |
rebellion he promptly offered his services |
To the Government, was commissioned |
Oi lHc lutIl IHu. anu ulU great WOTk
in getting that splendid regiment into |
shape. He was soon commissioned Briga |
dier General of Indiana volunteers, and |
led brigade into West Virginia. He was |
transferred to the United States service,
and commanded the Cheat Mountain Dis
trict in the Fall and Winter of 1861 2,
during which time he inflicted crushing
defeat on Gen. Robert E.. Lee. His men
killed Col. Washington, Chief of Lees |
staff. He resigned his commission as
Brigadier General in January, 1862, and |
returned To Indiana, where he was ac-
lively engaged in raising troops and pre-
pairing them for service. He was finally |
commissioned Colonel of the 18th Ind. :, /
with which he joined the Army of the |
Cumberland, and was soon promoted to
Brigadier General and then to Major
General.
estimate him highly in West Virginia, |
assigned him to the command OF di- |
vision, with which he guarded the rear of |
the army on the Stone River campaign. |
He distinguished himself at Hoover's Gap |
on the Tullahoma campaign and again at |
Chickamauga. Upon the reorganization |
Of the Army of the Cumberland, after that |
battle, he was made Chief OF Staff. to
succeed Garfield, and helped plan the |
battles around Chattanooga. But he was |
needed for more important duty, and he |
reluctantly severed his connection with |
the Army of the Cumberland to accent
the command of the defenses of New Or
leans.
He was assigned to the command of the |
Nineteenth Corps, July 7, 1864, and began
preparing it for the capture of Mobile, but
Just as he had finished this. orders came
To send two OF his best divisions to Wash
lngton, to help protect that city. He had
to give up the greatest opportunity of his
military life, but he cheerfully complied. |
His command was then extended until it
embraced the Mississippi River from its
mouth to Memphis. Later. affairs west of
the Mississippi having fallen into great
disorder, he was assigned to the com
mand OF the Department of Arkansas. an.