3247686 The Veteran (Portrait of George Reynolds), c.1885 (oil on canvas) by Eakins, Thomas Cowperthwait (1844-1916); 56.4x43.8 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA; (add.info.: George Reynolds (1839-89) was one of the many Irish emigrants who fought in the American Civil War. Fighting for the Union, Reynolds enlisted in New York on 11 October 1861, joining M Company, 9th New York Cavalry Regiment. Following the 3rd Battle of Winchester, Virginia, in September 1864, he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honour. In 1882, he enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, the same year Eakins was appointed Director.); American, out of copyright.