Alexander Welch Reynolds
Born: April 15, 1815
Birthplace: Frederick County, Virginia
Father: Thomas Bird Reynolds 1784 – 1858
(Buried: Old Stone Presbyterian Church, Lewisburg, West Virginia)
Mother: Agnes Nancy Welch 1786 – 1847
(Buried: Old Stone Presbyterian Church, Lewisburg, West Virginia)
Wife: Mary Reeves Ash Unknown – 1876
(Buried: Saint James the Less Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Children:
Lt. Colonel Frank A. Reynolds 1841 – 1875
(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Sally Reynolds 1843 – 1943
Education:
1838: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (35th in class)
Occupation before War:
1838 – 1839: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Infantry Regiment
1839 – 1847: 1st Lt. United States Army, 1st Infantry Regiment
1839 – 1840: Adjutant United States Army, 1st Infantry Regiment
1840: Garrison Duty at Bedloe’s Island, New York
1840 – 1841: Served in the Seminole War in Florida
1841 – 1844: Frontier Duty at Fort Atkinson
1844 – 1845: Frontier Duty at Fort Crawford, Wisconsin
1845 – 1846: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
1846 – 1847: Recruiter for United States Army
1847: Captain United States Army, Assistant Quartermaster
1847 – 1848: Quartermaster Duty in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1848: Captain United States Army, 1st Infantry Regiment
1848: Conveyor of Trains in Forts Washita and Towson
1855: Dismissed from Army under Section 3 of Law of Jan. 31 1823
1858 – 1861: Captain United States Army, Assistant Quartermaster
1858: Quartermaster Duty at Fort Snelling, Minnesota
1858 – 1859: Quartermaster Duty in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1859: Quartermaster Duty in Washington, D.C.
1859 – 1861: Quartermaster Duty in Texas
1861: Dropped from Army having failed to Report on October 4th
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain in Confederate States Army Infantry
1861 – 1863: Colonel of 50th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1862: Participated in the Kentucky Campaign
1863: Participated in the Vicksburg, Mississippi Campaign
1863 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Infantry
1863: Participated in the Chattanooga, Tennessee Campaign
1864: Wounded during the Battle of New Hope Church
1865: Assistant Inspector General for State of Georgia
1865: Paroled at Athens, Georgia
Occupation after War:
1869 – 1876: Colonel and Staff Officer in the Egyptian Army
Died: May 26, 1876
Place of Death: Alexandria, Egypt
Age at time of Death: 61 years old
Possible Burial Places:
- Unmarked grave Patton Tomb, Lewisburg, West Virginia
- Saint James the Less Episcopal, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Possibly somewhere in Alexandria, Egypt
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