Lot 229
Reynolds, John Fulton (1820-63) One of the most highly esteemed of Union corps commanders; killed by a Confederate marksman at Gettysburg. Autograph Document Signed "John F. Reynolds, MG Co," just four days before he was killed, one page, 6¾" x 4", Middletown, 27 June 1963. Written in pencil on paper printed "Head Quarters, First Army Corps" and "By command of Brig. General Reynolds," which Reynolds crossed out since he wrote the document himself. Written hurriedly to "Maj Genl Butterfield Chf. of Staff." In part: "Genl [Oliver Otis] Howard & I have forwarded all the information…[David Bell] Birney is at Jefferson & will be here tonight encamping on Howard's left. My Corps is on his Right….A Brigade & Battry of Birney's Corps had been ordered to…Howards at Cramptons pass before I got this news from Boonsboro…." Reynolds was in charge of three corps at the time he was ordered to occupy Gettysburg: his own I Corps under Doubleday, the III Corps under Sickles, and the XI Corps under Howard. On the first day of the fight (July 1, 1863) while positioning the 2nd Wisconsin to reinforce John Buford's cavalry, Reynolds was killed instantly. A statue of Reynolds stands at Gettyburg where he fell.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000.
Ex Rosengarten family of Philadelphia. They sold anti-malarial quinine to both sides during the Civil War. Their company, Powers-Weightman-Rosengarten, was sold to Merck Pharmaceuticals in 1927.
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