 William F. Raynolds entered the United States Military Academy at West Point , New York , on July 1 , 1839 after being appointed from Ohio . He graduated fifth out of 39 classmates in his class of 1843 , which included William B. Franklin , Raynolds 's friend Joseph J. Reynolds and future president Ulysses S. Grant . Raynolds married at a young age ; he and his wife had no children . 
