Post by jdmackintosh on Nov 29, 2005 20:36:38 GMT -6
Does anyone know much about Henry Brinkerhoff, also known as Charles Henry Reynolds? What is intriguing about him is the fact that he was born in Gettysburg in 1854. Brinkerhoff Ridge, the name of a key point of land that figures into the East Cavalry fight of July 3, 1863, was apparently owned by his family. So, as a boy of nine, he would have some memory of the impact of that immense battle on his home and family.
June 1876 finds him serving under George Custer, one of the victors of East Cavalry field, as a member of Company G. He fights in the valley and hilltop, surviving both, has a long life until dying in 1933.
Does anyone know if he ever wrote anything regarding his childhood memories of Gettysburg? Suppose he and Custer were the only people to have been at both battles. We can never know what Custer thought of the LBH but Men with Custer reveals Brinkerhoff did criticize Godfrey's written anti-Reno remarks. A strange coincidence that he had Gettysburg connections and his family's name is forever part of that battle.
June 1876 finds him serving under George Custer, one of the victors of East Cavalry field, as a member of Company G. He fights in the valley and hilltop, surviving both, has a long life until dying in 1933.
Does anyone know if he ever wrote anything regarding his childhood memories of Gettysburg? Suppose he and Custer were the only people to have been at both battles. We can never know what Custer thought of the LBH but Men with Custer reveals Brinkerhoff did criticize Godfrey's written anti-Reno remarks. A strange coincidence that he had Gettysburg connections and his family's name is forever part of that battle.
