Samuel Reed 1842-1917

REED, HUNTER, YOUNG

Posted By: Sharon Elijah (email)
Date: 5/23/2021 at 17:43:30

20 September 1917 - The Clinton Advertiser page 6

The death of Samuel P. Reed, age 76 years, occurred this morning at 2:45 o'clock at the home, 1127 Ringwood Place.

Deceased was born January 4, 1842, at Limetown, Pa. He was one of the pioneers of Clinton county, settling here prior to the Civil war. He was a member of the Fifteenth Iowa Crocker brigade and of the G. A. R.

Surviving to mourn his death are the wife and two sisters, Mrs. Ann Hunter of Longmont, Colo., and Mrs. Agnes Young of Galena, Ill.

Funeral services will be held from the late home Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The Rev. R. C. Keagy of the Lyons Methodist church will officiate. The G.A.R. will be in charge of the services.

21 September 1917 - The Clinton Advertiser page 7

The late Samuel P. Reed of this city, who passed away early yesterday morning, was one of the survivors of the prisoners captured by the confederates and cast into the prison at Andersonville. He carried some of the after effects of the misery and sufferings in this prison with him through life.

He was in the engagement of July 22, 1863, in which General McPherson was killed. It was in this battle before the city of Atlanta that he was captured and then taken to the Andersonville prison, where he was confined for seven months. He was wounded in the same battle.

Some others of his comrades in the battle now residing in this city, escaped capture by the southerners, as they were in another command at the time, although engaged in the struggle before Atlanta.

The funeral of Mr. Reed is to be held Saturday afternoon and the following will act as pallbearers: W. G. Haring, George Drake, W. H. Easterly, A. R. Hart, Harry W. Lee and Dr. C. F. Kellogg.