. Appleton's cyclopaedia of American biography . dition under ( Sidney Johnston in 1858, and in 1859 becamecommandant of cadets at the U. S. military acad-emy. He was appointed lieutenant-colonel of the14th infantry in May. 1861, and on 30 Aug. briga-dier-general of U. S. volunteers, and was assignedto the command of the 1st brigade of Pennsylvaniareserves. He was appointed military governor ofFredericksburg. Va., in May. 18H2, and was engagedat the battles of Mechaniesville, Gainess Mills, amiGlendale, where he was taken prisoner. So greatwas his popularity in Fredericksburg that th
. Appleton's cyclopaedia of American biography . dition under ( Sidney Johnston in 1858, and in 1859 becamecommandant of cadets at the U. S. military acad-emy. He was appointed lieutenant-colonel of the14th infantry in May. 1861, and on 30 Aug. briga-dier-general of U. S. volunteers, and was assignedto the command of the 1st brigade of Pennsylvaniareserves. He was appointed military governor ofFredericksburg. Va., in May. 18H2, and was engagedat the battles of Mechaniesville, Gainess Mills, amiGlendale, where he was taken prisoner. So greatwas his popularity in Fredericksburg that the mu-nicipal authorities went to Richmond and solicitedhis exchange. During his captivity he prepared acareful report of the operations of his commandunder Gen. George B. McClellan. He rejoined thearmy on his exchange, 8 isr,,. was engaged inthe campaign of northern Virginia, and commandedhis division at the second battle of Bull Run. Ata critical time in that battle, when his brigade, un-able to hold the enemy in check, fell back in con-. fusion, observing that the flag-staff of the 2d regi-ment had been broken by a bullet, he seized the flagfrom the color-bearer and, dashing to the right,rode twice up and down the line, waving it andcheering his men. The troops rallied, and H. Gordon, in his Army of Virginia, says:• Reynoldss division, like a rock, withstood the ad-vance of the victorious enemy, and saved the Unionarmy from rout. He was assigned to the com-mand of the state militia in defence of Pennsyl-vania during the Maryland campaign, and on 1862, received the thanks of the legislaturefor his services. He was commissioned major-gen-eral of volunteers, 29 Nov., 1862, succeeded Hooker in command of the 1st corps of theArmy of the Potomac, was engaged on the left atthe battle of Fredericksburg. and was promotedcolonel of the 5th U. S. infantry. 1 June, 1863. Onthe opening day of the battle of Gettysburg, 1 July,1863, where he was in com
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