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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Reynolds , Joseph Jones 1822 -1899 (search)
Reynolds, Joseph Jones 1822-1899
Military officer; born in Flemingsburg, Ky., Jan. 4, 1822; graduated at West Point in 1843, where he was assistant professor from 1846 to 1855.
He entered the service in the Civil War as colonel of the 10th Indiana Volunteers, and was made a brigadier-general in May, 1861.
He was at first active in western Virginia, and then in the Army of the Cumberland, 1862-63.
He was Rosecrans's chief of staff in the battle of Chickamauga, and in the summer of 1864 commanded the 19th Army Corps, and organized a force for the capture of Forts Morgan and Gaines, near Mobile.
Late in 1864 he was placed in command of the Department of Arkansas, where he remained until April, 1866.
In March, 1867, he was brevetted major-general, United States army; in 1867-72 commanded the 5th Military District; in 1871 was elected United States Senator from Texas, but declined; and in 1877 was retired.
He died in Washington, D. C., Feb. 26, 1899.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Selfridge , Thomas Oliver 1804 - (search)
Selfridge, Thomas Oliver 1804-
Naval officer; born in Boston, Mass., April 24, 1804; joined the navy in 1818; served in the Mexican War in 1847-48 as commander of the sloop Dale, and participated in the capture of Matanzas and Guaymas.
He served creditably during the Civil War; was promoted commodore in 1862; retired on reaching the age limit in April, 1866; and promoted rear-admiral in July following.
Naval officer; born in Charlestown, Mass., Feb. 6, 1836; son of Thomas Oliver Selfridge; graduated at the United States Naval Academy in 1854; was promoted lieutenant in February, 1860; was second lieutenant on the Cumberland when she was sunk in Hampton Roads by the Merrimac; was commander of the iron-clad steamer Cairo when she was destroyed in the Yazoo River by a torpedo; participated in the capture of Vicksburg and in numerous other important actions; promoted to the rank of captain in 1881; made rearadmiral in 1896; and retired in 1898, at which time his father's name
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America . (search)