Reynolds Memorial Address March 8th 1880

Author : Historical Society of Pennsylvania
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ISBN 13 : 9781330949740
Total Pages : 100 pages
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Download or read book Reynolds Memorial written by Historical Society of Pennsylvania and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Reynolds Memorial: Addresses Delivered Before the Historical Society of Pennsylvania Upon the Occasion of the Presentation of a Portrait of John F. Reynolds, March 8, 1880 At a meeting of the Council of the Historical Society, held December 29, 1879, it was unanimously Resolved, That the Council entertain a profound affection and respect for the name and memory of John Fulton Reynolds, late a citizen of Pennsylvania, colonel in the army of the United States, and major-general of volunteers, whose bravery and military skill, as exhibited on the field of Gettysburg, assisted in the highest degree to the preservation of this city from capture by the enemy in July, 1863, and to the overthrow of the rebellion against the Constitution, laws, and liberty of the United States of America. Resolved, That the portrait of Major-General John F. Reynolds, bequeathed to the Society by his brother, Rear-Admiral William Reynolds, be presented at the stated meeting of the Society to be held in March next with appropriate ceremonies, and that Major J. Edward Carpenter, Colonel William Brooke Rawle, and Colonel John P. Nicholson be a committee to make arrangements in the matter, and to invite specially such gentlemen of the Army and Navy and others, as they think proper so to invite (reference being had to the size of the hall), and generally to take order and action in and about the said meeting and the presentation of the said picture, so that the same may be worthy of the memory, so far as the Society can make it so, of the gallant soldier whose life was given for the preservation of his country. In accordance with the above resolution the formal presentation and acceptance of the portrait of General Reynolds took place at the meeting of the Society held March 8, 1880. The report of the proceedings is hereinafter contained. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.