Excerpt from William Reynolds, Rear-Admiral U. S. N., John Fulton Reynolds, Major-General U. S. V., Colonel Fifth U. S. Infantry: A Memoir There are both in this country and elsewhere notable examples of two brothers achieving distinction in the sister services, but these cases are not so frequent as to allow the latest as well as the most shining instance to pass without special comment. There was much in common in the character of Admiral and General Reynolds. They Were alike in their dislike of mere popular applause; ...
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Excerpt from William Reynolds, Rear-Admiral U. S. N., John Fulton Reynolds, Major-General U. S. V., Colonel Fifth U. S. Infantry: A Memoir There are both in this country and elsewhere notable examples of two brothers achieving distinction in the sister services, but these cases are not so frequent as to allow the latest as well as the most shining instance to pass without special comment. There was much in common in the character of Admiral and General Reynolds. They Were alike in their dislike of mere popular applause; alike in their zealous discharge of duty; alike in always putting their whole strength in all they did; alike in the high estimate put upon them by all who knew them alike in enjoying the affection and confidence of all who served with them alike in the hold they have gained upon the memory of those who could best appreciate their abilities and their patriotic devotion to their country in its hour of direst need - in the great struggle for its exist ence. General Reynolds gave up his life on the battle-field in the midst of health and strength, Admiral Reynolds died in consequence of exposure to the malarial fever of the East when he was in com mand of the Asiatic Squadron. He had broken down forty years before under the hardships incident to his service as a subaltern in Wilkes's Exploring Expedition, was forced by ill health to go upon the retired list, and was employed for some years in the Sandwich Islands. He return ed home at once on the outbreak of the Rebellion, and, although still disabled, sought and at once found active employment, and was soon restored to the active list as a reward for his successful discharge of the important and responsible duties assigned to him. Nor were these brothers alone in serving their country in its hour of peril. An elder brother was a paymaster, and a younger was the quartermaster general of Pennsylvania throughout the war, and served with great zeal, rendering efficient and valuable aid to his commander, the war governor of that great Commonwealth, helping to call forth its strength and contribute its resources of men and means to meet the exigencies of those trying times, and to support the strain put upon its patriotism. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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.
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