Elisha Rice Reed

Elisha Rice Reed was a private in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company H

Antebellum

• Born on December 5, 1835 in Troy, Miami County, Ohio

War Career

• Enlisted in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company H on April 24, 1861
• Wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of (I) Bull Run
  • Captured by Confederate cavalry whilst straggling back to Washington, D.C. the next day
• Wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg
• Transferred to the V.R.C. on May 15, 1864
• Mustered out on June 11, 1864 when term expired

Postwar Career

• Died on November 25, 1866 in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin

Family

• PARENTS
  • Father Joseph Reed - Born on May 27, 1793 in Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Died on November 25, 1866 in Magnolia, Rock County, Wisconsin.
  • Mother Wealthy Williams - Born on July 7, 1795 in Norwich, Massachusetts. Died on February 14, 1856 in Magnolia, Rock County, Wisconsin.
  • Married ?
• Further genealogy information available HERE

Sources

• Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Page 369)
• 2nd Wisconsin Infantry Genealogy - Elisha Rice Reed