John F. Reynolds - in Popular Media

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John F. Reynolds memorials
  • Equestrian statue on McPherson Ridge, Chambersburg Pike, Gettysburg National Military Park
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  • Statue by John Quincy Adams Ward in the National Cemetery, Gettysburg National Military Park
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  • In front of Philadelphia City Hall

Reynolds plays a role in Michael Shaara's 1974 Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Killer Angels, as well as the 1993 film based on that novel, Gettysburg (in which he was played by John Rothman). The film portrays Reynolds as being deliberately targeted by a Confederate sharpshooter, a scene based on the Don Troiani painting of the event. Reynolds is also significant in the prequel to The Killer Angels, Jeffrey Shaara's novel Gods and Generals, although his role was deleted from the 2003 film based on the novel.

A significant portion of the song "The Devil to Pay" by Jon Schaffer of Iced Earth in the Gettysburg trilogy is dedicated to John Reynolds, with the song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" played and stylized using both electric guitar and an orchestra.

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