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19th army corps. He commanded the Missis- sippi river from its moutli to Memphis. Tenii., October to November, 1SG4; the military division of West Mississippi in November, lf>64, the de- partment of Arkansas from November, 1864, to April, 1866, and the Ttli army corps from Novem- ber. 1864, to August, 1865. He was mustered out of the volunteer service, Sept. 1, 1866, having been reappointed to the U.S. army as colonel of the 26th infantry. July 28. 1866. He commanded the sub-district of the Rio Grande. Tex., the dis- trict of Texas and the 5tli military district, 1867- 68; was brevetted brigadier-general of the U.S. army, March 2. 1867, for Ciiickamauga and Mis- sion Ridge respectively, served as assistant com- missioner of the Freedmen's Bureau for Texas in December, 1868, and January, 1869, and as a member of the court of inquiry at "\Va.shington, D.C.. January to February, 1869. He commanded the 3th military district, 1869-70; the department of Texas. 1870-72, was transferred to the 25th infantry, Jan. 8, 1870, and to the 3d cavalry, Dec. 15. 1870. and commanded Fort McPher.son, Neb., from March. 1872. to May, 1873, and from August, 1873. to February, 1874. He was a member of the board of visitors to the U.S. Naval academy in July. 1873, and of the court of inquiry at "Washington, D.C., February to May, 1874; in command of Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo., and of the district of South Platte, 1874-76, and of the Big Horn expedition, February to April, 1876, and was retired from active service for disability con- tracted in the line of duty, June 25, 1877. He received the honorar}- degree A.M. from Wabash college in 1853, and declined the nomination of U.S. senator from Texas in 1871. He died in Washin.-ton. D.C.. Feb. 25. 1899.

REYNOLDS, Robert John, governor of Dela- ware, was born in Smyrna, Del., March 17, 1838; sun of Robert W. Reynolds, who was defeated by four votes for governor of Delaware in 1862. He was educated in the public schools of Fairfield, N.Y., and engaged in farming in Petersburg, Del., in 1861, making a specialty of the cultiva- tion of peacljes. He was married in 1861 to Lavinia L., daughter of W^illiam E. Riggs of Newcastle county, Del. He was elected a mem- ber of the general assembl}' of Delaware, 1879-83, served as state treasurer, 1879-83, and as chair- man of the Democratic state committee. 1883-87. He was elected governor of Delaware by the Democratic party, serving 1891-95. He was a delegate to the Democratic national convention of 1'<92. and resumed farming in 1895.

REYNOLDS, Thomas, governor of Missouri, was born in Bracken county, Ky., March 12, 1796. He was admitted to the bar in 1817; removed to Illinois, where he engaged in the practice of law and was elected clerk of tiie state house of rep-

resentatives. He was a representative in and speaker of that body; attorney -general of the state, and chief-justice of the state supreme court. He removed to Fay- ette, Howard county, Mo., in 1829; represented How- ard county in the state leg- islature, and was elected speaker in 1832. He was a circuit judge for several years, «aud in 1840 was elected governor of Missouri by the Democratic party serving, 1841-44. He died by his own hand at Jefferson City. Mo.. Feb. 9. 1844.

REYNOLDS, William, naval officer, was born in Lancaster, Pa.. Dec. 18, 1815; son of John and Lydia (Moore) Reynolds. He was appointed acting midshipnian in the U.S. navy, Nov. 17, 1831; was stationed at the Naval school, Norfolk, Va,, 1836-67; promoted past midshipman, June 15, 1837; served on Capt. Charles Wilkes's explor- ing expedition. 1838-42, and was commissioned lieutenant, Sept. 8, 1841. He was attached to the Cumberland and Plymouth of the Mediter- ranean squadron, 1843-45; to the steamer Alle- gluiny, on the Mississip[)i river, in the Gulf of Mexico, at Brazil and in the Mediterranean, 1846-49; was on sick leave, 1850-57; naval store keeper at Honolulu, in the Sandwicii Lslands. 1857-61; was returned to the active list, April 25, 1861; promoted commander, June 9. 1862, and commanded the Vermont at Port Royal. S.C., in November, 1862, and the New Hampshire, and the naval depot at Port Royal, 1863-65. He was promoted captain, July 25, 1866, commanded the Lackawanna oi the North Pacific squadron. 1866- 69; served as senior officer of the ordnance board, 1869-70, and was promoted commodore, June 10, 1870. He was chief of the bureau of equipment, 1870-75; acting secretary of the navy, during the temporary absence of Secretary Robeson, 1873-74; was promoted rear-admiral, Dec. 12, 1873. and commanded tiie Asiatic station on the flagsiiip Tennessee, 1875-77. In 1877 ill health forced him to return to the United States, and he was placed on the retired list, Dec. 10, 1877, and died in Washington, D.C., Nov. 5, 1879.

REYNOLDS, WUliam Morton, clergyman, was born in Fayette county, Pa., March 4. 1812; son of Col. George (a Revolutionary soldier) and Mary (Babe) Reynolds. He was graduated at the Theological seminary at Gettysburg. Pa., in 1828, and at Jefferson college, Canonsburg, Pa., in 1832; was principal of the preparatory depart- ment of Pennsylvania college, Gettysburg. Pa., 1833-35; financial agent of the college in 1835; was licensed to preacli by the Western Penn- sylvania Synod of the Lutheran church in 1835, and ordained in 1836. He was pastor of the