REYNOLDS, Alexander Welch

Confederate

Born: April 1816, Clarke Cty VA

Died: May 26 1876, Alexandria, Egypt

Pre-War Profession: West Point 1838, Seminole war, garrison duty, dismissed 1855 for failure to explain accounts irregularities, restored 1858, absented himself early 1861.

War Service: March 1861 Capt., July 1861 Col. of 50th Virginia, Western Virginia, Vicksburg (s), September 1863 Brig. Gen., commanded Reynolds' Bde/Stevenson's Divn at Chattanooga, Atlanta campaign, New Hope Church (w), commanded Dist. of Northeast Georgia, relieved because of poor performance.

Post War: Served in Egyptian army