Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard was surveying the area from the roof of the Fahnestock Brothers' dry-goods store downtown at about 11:30 when he heard that Reynolds had been killed and that he was now in command of all Union forces on the field.
Generalmajor Oliver O. Howard undersøgte terrænet fra taget af Fahnestock Brothers' manufakturhandel inde i byen omkring kl. 11.30da han hørte, at Reynolds var blevet dræbt, og at han nu havde kommandoen over alle unionens styrker på slagmarken.