Stumbled upon another old graveyard today in Connecticut, this one next to a church in Avon. Here's the grave of Civil War soldier Luther Reed, who enlisted March 21, 1864, and served as a private with the 10th Connecticut through Appomattox. There's a good bet Reed, from Simsbury, Conn., was there when Robert E. Lee surrendered in April 1865. I imagine it was quite an adventure for Reed, who was 16 or 17 at the time.
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Meet Private Luther Reed
Stumbled upon another old graveyard today in Connecticut, this one next to a church in Avon. Here's the grave of Civil War soldier Luther Reed, who enlisted March 21, 1864, and served as a private with the 10th Connecticut through Appomattox. There's a good bet Reed, from Simsbury, Conn., was there when Robert E. Lee surrendered in April 1865. I imagine it was quite an adventure for Reed, who was 16 or 17 at the time.
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