Reed, Charles Wellington, 1841-1926

C. W. Reed was an artist and Union soldier serving with a Massachusetts artillery unit.

From the description of Sketches of Civil War scenes [microform], 1864. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 62709223

Artist and soldier.

From the description of Charles Wellington Reed papers, 1776-1926 (bulk 1862-1865). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981197

Charles W. Reed, Artist & 9th Mass Artillerist.

From the description of Letters to Emma Reed, 1862-1865. (Peking University Library). WorldCat record id: 54744645

Biographical Note

• 1841, Apr. 1: Born, Boston, Mass.
• 1862: Enlisted in Ninth Massachusetts Battery
• 1862 - 1865 : Mine Run Gettysburg Gettysburg Gettysburg Gettysburg Rural Fire Department WZBT-FM (Gettysburg) Super 8 Gettysburg Pa Gettysburg Volunteer Fire Department Gettysburg Country Hearth Inn Gettysburg New Gettysburg Baptist Church Gettysburg Park Gettysburg Fire Department Gettysburg (historical) Gettysburg Ambulance Service Gettysburg Area Senior High School Best Western Gettysburg Hotel-Est 1797 Harrisburg and Gettysburg Mine Gettysburg Mine WGTY-FM (Gettysburg) Gettysburg Junior High School Gettysburg Mine Gettysburg Academy Gettysburg Shaft Mine Gettysburg Peak Wilderness Wilderness Hassayampa River Canyon Wilderness Lost Valley Wilderness Area Goshute Canyon Wilderness Blue Range Wilderness Agate Island Wilderness Area Bailey Canyon Wilderness Park Fort Niobrara Wilderness Lake Wilderness Golf Course Glacier Bay Wilderness Wilderness Branch Whisker Lake Wilderness Rodman Mountains Wilderness Wilderness Tabernacle Church Togiak Wilderness Outer Barn Island Wilderness Area Ibex Wilderness Malpais Mesa Wilderness Gila Lower Box Wilderness Study Area Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness Coyote Mountains Wilderness West Malpais Wilderness Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Park Spotsylvania Spotsylvania Pittsylvania County Public Library Danville and Pittsylvania County Regional Training Center Spotsylvania Volunteer Fire Company 2 Spotsylvania Lookout Tower Pittsylvania County Spotsylvania Branch Central Rappahannock Regional Library Spotsylvania High School Spotsylvania Volunteer Rescue Squad Station 3 Spotsylvania Courthouse Historic Districtr Pennsylvania Medical Transport Medevac Ambulance Station 1 Spotsylvania County Fire and Rescue Administration Spotsylvania County Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District Office Pittsylvania Church Camp Pittsylvania Wayside Park Pittsylvania County Sheriffs Office Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Pittsylvania County Jail Pennsylvania Medical Transport Medevac Ambulance Station 2 Pittsylvania County Courthouse WPLC-FM (Spotsylvania) Spotsylvania Industrial Park Petersburg Petersburg Saint Petersburg Fire and Rescue Station 3 Palmetto Park Radersburg Cemetery Saint Petersburg Fire and Rescue Station 12 Shore Acres Millersburg Cemetery Saint Petersburg Police Department Mount Saint Petersburg WRIC-TV (Petersburg) New Pietersburg Pietersburg Saint Petersburg Presbyterian Church Petersburg County Sheriff's Office Petersburg City of Petersburg Petersburg Petersburg Public Library Country Club of Petersburg Golf Course Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Depot (historical) Petersburg (historical) St. Petersburg Conservatory City of Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg Fire and Rescue Headquarters Petersburg Crossing Weldon Railroad Participated in many battles of the Civil War including Mine Run, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Petersburg, and Weldon Railroad
• 1864: Transferred to the Topographical Engineers, Fifth Army Corps
• 1865: Honorably discharged
• 1865: Pursued career as artist and illustrator
• 1895: Awarded Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery on the battlefield at Gettysburg
• 1926, Apr. 29: Died, Norwell, Mass.

From the guide to the Charles Wellington Reed Papers, 1776-1926, (bulk 1862-1865), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)