Reed, Horace Lafayette, 1840-1915

Born in Rootstown, Ohio, Horace Lafayette Reed (1840-1915) taught school until 1862, when he enlisted in the United States Army’s 104th Ohio Infantry, rising to the rank of first lieutenant and commander of Company I of the 104th. During the Civil War, he fought in numerous battles and sieges, including Knoxville and Franklin, Tennessee; Atlanta, Georgia; and Fort Anderson, North Carolina, where he was wounded. Following the war, Reed moved to Mansfield, Ohio, where he married Jane M. “Jennie” Wasson, with whom he had four children. He joined the Grand Army of the Republic in 1886 and became a deacon and board member of the First Congregational Church, retiring after 37 years shortly before his death in 1915.

Born in Rootstown, Ohio, Horace Lafayette Reed (1840-1915) taught school until 1862, when he enlisted in the United States Army's 104th Ohio Infantry, rising to the rank of first lieutenant and commander of Company I of the 104th.

During the Civil War, he fought in numerous battles and sieges, including Knoxville and Franklin, Tennessee; Atlanta, Georgia; and Fort Anderson, North Carolina, where he was wounded. Following the war, Reed moved to Mansfield, Ohio, where he married Jane M. "Jennie" Wasson, with whom he had four children. He joined the Grand Army of the Republic in 1886 and became a deacon and board member of the First Congregational Church, retiring after 37 years shortly before his death in 1915.