What Can This Illustration Tell Us About Gen. Reynolds’ Death?
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Much has been written about the death of Maj. Gen. John F. Reynolds on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg. Romantic and pragmatic accounts date to the battle and its immediate aftermath. This illustration, by Alfred R. Waud, supports one of these views.
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