Obituary of Uncle Lewis REED, Hardin County, Illinois This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Wanda Reed Uncle Lewis Reed a civil War veteran, formerly from Hardin County, who was 99 years old last June, died yesterday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J.M. McDermott in Harrisburg. He had been in failing health during the two weeks of hot wewather before his death. Uncle Lewis had made his home with his daugher in recent years. Before moving to Harrisburg 30 or 40 years ago, he had lived in the vicinity of Rosiclare. In the Civil War he was in Co.C. 4th Il. Reg. 14 Inf. commanded by Lucian N. Greathouse of E'town, the first company to form a battle line in Tennessee in 1861. In May 1941 Uncle Lew Reed was injured on his visit to Hardin Co. but recovered. he had come here with his grand son, salesman of the Harrisburg wholesalers, and had visited Rosiclare before coming to Elizabethtown. He called on places he used to know and fell down the basement steps of Hosicks Undertaking quarters, in back of Henry's Store. his ear was split open, and it took five stiches to close the cut, but Uncle Lew kept insisting that he was not hurt. His previous medical attentions to injuries had been on a a hospital boat after he had been shot in the breast at Shiloh. He left the hospital boat to fight at Vicksburg, Jackson and Dawson. He marched with Sherman to the Sea, and before his 21st borthday had marched in review before President Lincoln in Washington. Among his survivors in this county are his niece Mrs. Flo Hermann and his grand niece Mrs Mary Kidler in Rosiclare. Captain R.F. Taylor said that Uncle Lew Reed owned the hotel at Shetlerville and entertained Mr and Mrs. William McKinley there at dinner, just before McKinley was elected President. They were visiting Hardin County because Mrs. McKinley owned the Empire Mines at that time. Taken from the Hardin County Independnet, 2 Spetember 1943-Vol. 72-#37 ***************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. **************************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Wanda Reed