Reed, Jeremiah W.
Birth
Jeremiah W. Reed was born on February 22, 1834 in Berne[1], Albany Co, NY[2]. His parents were Philo Reed (B. July 27, 1811, D. Sept 11, 1885) and Phoebe Richmond (B. May 12, 1812, D. June 1, 1879).[2][3] Jeremiah was named after his paternal grandfather Jeremiah Reed (B. abt 1787, D. bef 1860), and was the oldest son of thirteen children.[2][3]
Marriage & Children
It appears that Jeremiah did not marry before his death.[4][5]
Occupation
Jeremiah was a farmer.[3][4][1]
Life
In 1850 at the age of 16, Jeremiah was working with his father on their farm in Broome, Schoharie County, NY.[3] A decade later he was working with William Lounsbury and his son Omar W. Lounsbury on their farm in Preston Hollow, Rensselaerville, Albany County, NY.[4]
While serving in the Civil War, Jeremiah wrote a letter to his brother Daniel Reed in which he sent money home to his brothers.[6]
Military Service
| Name: | Jeremiah Reed |
| Residence: | |
| Enlistment Date: | 9 Aug 1862[1] |
| Enlistment Place: | Albany, New York |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private[1] |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery |
| Company: | Company F[1] |
| Wounded Date: | 30 May 1864[1] |
| Wounded Place: | Totopotomoy, VA[1](Totopotomoy Creek) |
| Death Date: | 23 June 1864[1] |
| Death Place: | Davids Island, New York Harbor[1] |
| Additional Remarks: Jeremiah enlisted age 28 on August 9, 1862. Two weeks later his two brothers David and Ellis enlisted in Co. E of 134th NY Infantry Regiment. Jeremiah died at a military hospital a month after being wounded at Totopotomoy.[1] After his death his father Philo Reed applied for his Civil War pension. |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York For the Year 1897; Civil War Pension Index on Ancestry.com; Schoharie County Historical Review Spring 2001; Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998 |
Death
Jeremiah W. Reed was wounded May 30, 1864 at the battle at Totopotomoy, Va., he survived and was sent to a military hospital at David's Island in the NY harbor, but died there on June 23, 1864.[7] He died of blood poisoning from his leg wound.[1] He was buried at Cypress Hill National Cemetery in Brooklyn, NY.[2][1] After his death, hospital officials in an effort to insure all soldiers were properly identified took a photo of his dead body and sent it off to his family asking them to confirm his identity.[1]
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Additional Media
Sources
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Carnival of Blood (from information on his enlistment form)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 1850 US Census, Broome, Schoharie Co, NY
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 1860 US Census, Rensselaerville, Albany Co, NY
- ↑ Civil War Pension Index, www.ancestry.com
- ↑ Reed, Charles, "The Reed Brothers", Schoharie County Historical Review, Spring-Summer 2001,Vol.LXV No.1, page 29.
- ↑ American Civil War Soldiers, www.ancestry.com
