John Fulton Reynolds

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John Fulton Reynolds was a prominent Union Army major general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership and death on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg.

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instanceOf American Civil War military personnel
Union Army general
person
allegiance Union
United States of America
army Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED
birthDate 1820-09-21
birthPlace Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
birthState Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
burialPlace Lancaster Cemetery, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
conflict American Civil War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1863-07-01
deathPlace Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
educatedAt United States Military Academy
familyName Reynolds NERFINISHED
fullName John Fulton Reynolds NERFINISHED
givenName John NERFINISHED
hasSibling William Reynolds NERFINISHED
honoredBy Reynolds Monument at Gettysburg National Military Park NERFINISHED
mannerOfDeath killed in action
memorial equestrian statue in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
middleName Fulton NERFINISHED
militaryAcademyClassYear 1841
militaryBranch Union Army NERFINISHED
United States Army
militaryRank Major general
notableBattle Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED
Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED
Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED
Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED
Second Battle of Bull Run NERFINISHED
notableFor early death on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg
leadership in the Army of the Potomac
occupation military officer
participatedIn Mexican–American War NERFINISHED
positionHeld brigade commander in the Army of the Potomac
commander of I Corps, Army of the Potomac
division commander in the Army of the Potomac
religion Roman Catholic
roleAtGettysburg senior Union commander on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg
servedUnder George B. McClellan NERFINISHED
George G. Meade NERFINISHED
Joseph Hooker NERFINISHED
serviceEntry commissioned as second lieutenant in the U.S. Army
serviceYears 1841-1863

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John F. Reynolds fullName John Fulton Reynolds