Reynolds joined several of his fellow officers in urging that Hooker be replaced, in the same way he had spoken out against Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside after Fredericksburg.
Reynolds gik sammen med adskillige af sine kolleger i kravet om at Hooker skulle udskiftes, ligesom han havde talt imod generalmajor Ambrose Burnside efter Slaget ved Fredericksburg.