See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

JOHN See also:

• FULTON
• FULTON, ROBERT (1765—1815)

FULTON See also:

• JOHN FULTON REYNOLDS (182o-1863)
• REYNOLDS, SIR JOSHUA (1723-1792)
• REYNOLDS, WALTER (d. 1327)

REYNOLDS (182o-1863)  , See also:

• AMERICAN

American soldier, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• LANCASTER
• LANCASTER, HOUSE OF
• LANCASTER, JOHN OF GAUNT
• LANCASTER, JOSEPH (1778-1838)
• LANCASTER, SIR JAMES (f1. 1591—1618)
• LANCASTER, THOMAS, EARL OF (c. 1277-1322)

Lancaster, See also:

• PENNSYLVANIA
• PENNSYLVANIA, UNIVERSITY OF

Pennsylvania, on the loth of See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 182o, and graduated at See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West Point in 1841 . He became first See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant of See also:

• ARTILLERY (the O. Fr. artiller, to equip with engines of war, probably comes from Late Lat. articulum, dim. of ars, art, cf. " engine " from ingenium, or of artus, joint)

artillery in 1846, and was breveted See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

captain and See also:

• MAJOR
• MAJOR (Lat. for " greater ")
• MAJOR (or MAIR), JOHN (1470-1550)

major for gallantry in the Mexican See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War . He took See also:

• PART

part in the See also:

• UTAH

Utah expedition under Brigadier-See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

General See also:

• ALBERT
• ALBERT (1490'1545)
• ALBERT (149o-1568)
• ALBERT (1522–1557)
• ALBERT (FRANCIS CHARLES AUGUSTUS ALBERT EMMANUEL) (1819—1861)
• ALBERT (FRIEDRICH RUDOLF ALBRECHT)
• ALBERT, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS
• ALBERT, MADAME (c. 2805—2846)

Albert See also:

• SIDNEY
• SIDNEY (or SYDNEY), ALGERNON (1622-1683)
• SIDNEY, SIR HENRY (1529-1586)
• SIDNEY, SIR PHILIP (1554-1586)

Sidney See also:

• JOHNSTON, ALBERT SIDNEY (1803–1862)
• JOHNSTON, ALEXANDER (1849-1888)
• JOHNSTON, ALEXANDER KEITH (1804-1871)
• JOHNSTON, ARTHUR (1587-1641)
• JOHNSTON, J
• JOHNSTON, JOSEPH EGGLESTON (1807-1891)
• JOHNSTON, SIR HENRY HAMILTON (1858- )

Johnston . In 1859 he was made commandant of cadets at West Point, where he was stationed at the outbreak of the See also:

• CIVIL

Civil War in 1861 . He was made a lieutenant-See also:

• COLONEL (derived either from Lat. column, Fr. colonne, column, or Lat. corona, a crown)

colonel of See also:

• INFANTRY

infantry in May and brigadier-general of See also:

• VOLUNTEERS

volunteers in See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August of that See also:

• YEAR

year . In the See also:

• PENINSULAR

Peninsular See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign, after taking part in the battles of See also:

• BEAVER
• BEAVER (from Fr. baviere, a child's bib, from bane, saliva)

Beaver See also:

• DAM

Dam See also:

• CREEK
• CREEK (Mid. Eng. crike or creke, common to many N. European languages)

Creek and Gaines' See also:

• MILL
• MILL (O. Eng. mylen, later myln, or miln, adapted from the late Lat. molina, cf. Fr. moulin, from Lat. mola, a mill, molere, to grind; from the same root, mol, is derived " meal;" the word appears in other Teutonic languages, cf. Du. molen, Ger. muhle)
• MILL, JAMES (1773-1836)
• MILL, JOHN (c. 1645–1707)
• MILL, JOHN STUART (1806-1873)

Mill, he was taken prisoner in the hard-fought See also:

• ACTION

action of Glendale or Frazier's See also:

• FARM

Farm . Exchanged after six See also:

• WEEKS, EDWIN LORD (1849-1903)

weeks' captivity, he commanded a See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division with conspicuous ability and courage in the second See also:

• BATTLE

battle of See also:

• BULL
• BULL, GEORGE (1634–1710)
• BULL, JOHN (c. 1562–1628)
• BULL, OLE BORNEMANN (18ro-188o)

Bull Run . Shortly after this he was placed in command of the See also:

• MILITIA (Fr. milice, Ger. Miliz, from Lat. miles, soldier, militia, military service)

militia of his native See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state when See also:

• LEE
• LEE (or LEGIT) ROWLAND (d. 1543)
• LEE, ANN (1736–1784)
• LEE, ARTHUR (1740–1792)
• LEE, FITZHUGH (1835–1905)
• LEE, GEORGE ALEXANDER (1802-1851)
• LEE, HENRY (1756-1818)
• LEE, JAMES PRINCE (1804-1869)
• LEE, NATHANIEL (c. 1653-16g2)
• LEE, RICHARD HENRY (1732-1794)
• LEE, ROBERT EDWARD (1807–1870)
• LEE, SIDNEY (1859– )
• LEE, SOPHIA (1950-1824)
• LEE, STEPHEN DILL (1833-1908)

Lee's invasion threatened it . In See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1862 he was commissioned major-general of volunteers, and appointed to command the I . See also:

• CORPS (pronounced as in French, from which it is taken, being a late spelling of tors, from Lat. corpus, a body; cf. " corpse ")

Corps of the See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

Army of the See also:

• POTOMAC

Potomac, and took part in the battle of Fredericksburg . At the See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time of General See also:

• MEADE, GEORGE GORDON (1815—1872)
• MEADE, WILLIAM (1789-1862)

Meade's See also:

• APPOINTMENT, POWER OF

appointment to command the Army of the Potomac many desired to see See also:

• REYNOLDS, JOHN FULTON (182o-1863)
• REYNOLDS, SIR JOSHUA (1723-1792)
• REYNOLDS, WALTER (d. 1327)

Reynolds selected for that See also:

• POST

post, but he gave Meade his whole-hearted support in the three See also:

• CRITICAL (in alphabetical order of authors)

critical days preceding the battle of See also:

• GETTYSBURG

Gettysburg (q.v.) . He was placed by Meade in command of the See also:

• LEFT

left wing (I., III. and XI. corps and Buford's See also:

• CAVALRY (Fr. cavalerie, Ger. Kavallerie or Reiterei, derived ultimately from late Lat. caballus, horse)

cavalry division) and thrown forward to Gettysburg to See also:

• COVER (from the Fr. convert, from couvrir, to cover, Lat. cooperire)

cover the concentration of the Army of the Potomac .

The battle which ensued there, on the 1st of See also:

• JULY

July 1863, took its shape from Reynolds's See also:

• RESOLUTION

resolution to support Buford's cavalry with the I. and XI. crops . Meade was notified, and hurried forward the right wing under See also:

• HANCOCK
• HANCOCK, JOHN (1737–1793)
• HANCOCK, WINFIELD SCOTT (1824-1886)

Hancock . Reynolds himself was killed very See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early in the See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day by a See also:

• RIFLE

rifle See also:

• BULLET (Fr. boulet, diminutive of boule, ball)

bullet . A See also:

• BRONZE

bronze statue was placed on the See also:

• FIELD (a word common to many West German languages, cf. Ger. Feld, Dutch veld, possibly cognate with O.E. f olde, the earth, and ultimately with root of the Gr. irAaror, broad)
• FIELD, CYRUS WEST (1819-1892)
• FIELD, DAVID DUDLEY (18o5-1894)
• FIELD, EUGENE (1850-1895)
• FIELD, FREDERICK (18o1—1885)
• FIELD, HENRY MARTYN (1822-1907)
• FIELD, JOHN (1782—1837)
• FIELD, MARSHALL (183 1906)
• FIELD, NATHAN (1587—1633)
• FIELD, STEPHEN JOHNSON (1816-1899)
• FIELD, WILLIAM VENTRIS FIELD, BARON (1813-1907)

field of Gettysburg and a portrait in the library at West Point by the men of the I . Corps . The state of Pennsylvania erected a See also:

• GRANITE (adapted from the Ital. granite, grained; Lat. granum, grain)

granite See also:

• SHAFT
• SHAFT (O. Eng., sceaft, from scafan, to shave; the word is common to Teutonic languages)

shaft on the spot where he See also:

• FELL
• FELL, JOHN (1625-1686)

fell, and an equestrian bronze statue stands in See also:

• PHILADELPHIA

Philadelphia . His See also:

• ELDER (0. Eng. ellarn; Ger. Holunder; Fr. sureau)
• ELDER (Gr. 1rpev(3iTepos)

elder See also:

• BROTHER

brother See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

WILLIAM (1815-1879), a See also:

• NAVAL

naval officer, served afloat in the Civil War, effected many useful reforms while acting secretary of the See also:

• NAVY

navy in 1873 and 1874, and retired from the See also:

• UNITED

United States navy in 1877 as a See also:

• REAR

rear-See also:

• ADMIRAL

admiral .