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Death of Reynolds--Gettysburg – Antique Wall Art

Death of Reynolds--Gettysburg, [1863 July 1] — antique map
Death of Reynolds--Gettysburg, [1863 July 1]. Antique map from the Gettysburg collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Pencil sketches from 1863 rarely record a single death as directly as this one, which marks the fall of Maj. Gen. John Fulton Reynolds on the first morning at Gettysburg. Reynolds, commanding the Union I Corps, was shot while directing troops near Willoughby Run on July 1, and command of the corps passed to Abner Doubleday. The subject list also names Lysander Cutler, John Buford, Solomon Meredith and Lucius Fairchild, along with James Jay Archer, the Confederate brigadier captured that afternoon. Together the names show how quickly the fighting west of town drew in the cavalry, the Iron Brigade and the commanders who shaped the battle's opening day.

Created / published[1863 July 1]
Medium1 drawing on cream paper : pencil ; 13.4 x 22.7 cm. (sheet).
GenreMaps 1860-1870.Drawings American 1860-1870.
SubjectsCutler, Lysander--Military service. Reynolds, John Fulton,--1820-1863--Military service. Buford, John,--1826-1863--Military service. Meredith, Solomon,--1810-1875--Military service. Doubleday, Abner,--1819-1893--Military service. Archer, James Jay--Military service. Fairchild, Lucius,--1831-1896--Military service. Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863. Cavalry--Union--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns & battles. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties.United States--Pennsylvania--Willoughby RunUnited States--Pennsylvania--Gettysburg
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,274 × 730 px · prints to 4 × 2 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-176452

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