General Reynolds immediately found himself engaged with a force which greatly outnumbered his own, and had scarcely made his dispositions for the action when he fell, mortally wounded, at the head of his advance.
Edward EverettAbout author
- Author's profession: Statesman
- Nationality: american
- Born: April 11, 1794
- Died: January 15, 1865
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