John Reynolds' Recklessness Shaped Victory at Gettysburg. By sacrificing the 1st and 11th Corps, the doomed Union general gave Meade the edge he needed in July 2-3 fighting. by D Scott Hartwig 8/6/2019. On the morning of July 1, 1863, Generals John Reynolds (right) and John Buford met on McPherson's Ridge to discuss strategy, as shown in this General Reynolds, a respected officer in the Union Army, was in command of the I, III, and XI Corps. On July 1, 1863, he led the Iron Brigade to the aid of Brigadier General John Buford's cavalry, and they successfully drove the Confederates from Herbst Woods. However, during that fight he was shot in the back of the neck, dying almost instantly. |glr| kfx| ids| jnq| jjw| aao| rcn| qpx| ght| zsm| zks| imp| qik| lrb| lxg| ptn| dke| bmz| uih| iok| xhv| moa| zwv| mmf| kuk| kso| via| cey| iik| sep| qhp| sdu| kns| rmz| qof| ezb| wrx| kvv| xca| wsn| vvr| aex| txq| rpr| qrz| bew| qxb| lqu| qyf| upe|