Charles Edward Reed was the child of Melissa "Malisey" Newport and Charles Stiles Reed, and the husband of Sarah Maria Francis. He was a lifelong resident of Worcester County, Massachusetts.
In June 1862 he was enumerated as "colored" for the military draft at age 21, an unmarried laborer, living in Spencer, MA.
On 1 Dec 1863 Charles enlisted in Co. D, 54th Massachusetts Infantry, the first African-American regiment organized in the northern states during the Civil War. He mustered out on 20 Aug 1865 at Mount Pleasant, SC.
17 Nov 1871 d. in Warren, MA, died Mary A. Reed, age 1.5, daur of Charles Reed, b. Barre, and his wife Sarah..
2 May 1878, he applied for a pension.
10 Sep 1890 a widow named Maria Reed who lived in Ohio and who had been married to a Charles Reed born in Tennessee, applied for and received a pension as the widow of 54th Massachusetts soldier Charles Reed who was still alive and well. Her husband was not the Charles Reed who served in the 54th; research underway to determine his regiment.
In 1900, he was enumerated in the federal census in Webster, MA, as a widower and laborer, b. Apr 1842 in MA with his widowed "sister-in-law" Sarah, b. Oct 1853 in MA (with CT parents)
21 Jan 1902 the widow, Sarah M. Reed in MA, applied for a pension based on his service. This is possibly his sister-in-law, and there is no indication she received it. In 1900 Sarah M. Reed, b. Nov 1849 in MA, lived alone in Worcester MA, and states she has had 10 children and none are still living.
In June 1862 he was enumerated as "colored" for the military draft at age 21, an unmarried laborer, living in Spencer, MA.
On 1 Dec 1863 Charles enlisted in Co. D, 54th Massachusetts Infantry, the first African-American regiment organized in the northern states during the Civil War. He mustered out on 20 Aug 1865 at Mount Pleasant, SC.
17 Nov 1871 d. in Warren, MA, died Mary A. Reed, age 1.5, daur of Charles Reed, b. Barre, and his wife Sarah..
2 May 1878, he applied for a pension.
10 Sep 1890 a widow named Maria Reed who lived in Ohio and who had been married to a Charles Reed born in Tennessee, applied for and received a pension as the widow of 54th Massachusetts soldier Charles Reed who was still alive and well. Her husband was not the Charles Reed who served in the 54th; research underway to determine his regiment.
In 1900, he was enumerated in the federal census in Webster, MA, as a widower and laborer, b. Apr 1842 in MA with his widowed "sister-in-law" Sarah, b. Oct 1853 in MA (with CT parents)
21 Jan 1902 the widow, Sarah M. Reed in MA, applied for a pension based on his service. This is possibly his sister-in-law, and there is no indication she received it. In 1900 Sarah M. Reed, b. Nov 1849 in MA, lived alone in Worcester MA, and states she has had 10 children and none are still living.
Charles Edward Reed was the child of Melissa "Malisey" Newport and Charles Stiles Reed, and the husband of Sarah Maria Francis. He was a lifelong resident of Worcester County, Massachusetts.
In June 1862 he was enumerated as "colored" for the military draft at age 21, an unmarried laborer, living in Spencer, MA.
On 1 Dec 1863 Charles enlisted in Co. D, 54th Massachusetts Infantry, the first African-American regiment organized in the northern states during the Civil War. He mustered out on 20 Aug 1865 at Mount Pleasant, SC.
17 Nov 1871 d. in Warren, MA, died Mary A. Reed, age 1.5, daur of Charles Reed, b. Barre, and his wife Sarah..
2 May 1878, he applied for a pension.
10 Sep 1890 a widow named Maria Reed who lived in Ohio and who had been married to a Charles Reed born in Tennessee, applied for and received a pension as the widow of 54th Massachusetts soldier Charles Reed who was still alive and well. Her husband was not the Charles Reed who served in the 54th; research underway to determine his regiment.
In 1900, he was enumerated in the federal census in Webster, MA, as a widower and laborer, b. Apr 1842 in MA with his widowed "sister-in-law" Sarah, b. Oct 1853 in MA (with CT parents)
21 Jan 1902 the widow, Sarah M. Reed in MA, applied for a pension based on his service. This is possibly his sister-in-law, and there is no indication she received it. In 1900 Sarah M. Reed, b. Nov 1849 in MA, lived alone in Worcester MA, and states she has had 10 children and none are still living.
In June 1862 he was enumerated as "colored" for the military draft at age 21, an unmarried laborer, living in Spencer, MA.
On 1 Dec 1863 Charles enlisted in Co. D, 54th Massachusetts Infantry, the first African-American regiment organized in the northern states during the Civil War. He mustered out on 20 Aug 1865 at Mount Pleasant, SC.
17 Nov 1871 d. in Warren, MA, died Mary A. Reed, age 1.5, daur of Charles Reed, b. Barre, and his wife Sarah..
2 May 1878, he applied for a pension.
10 Sep 1890 a widow named Maria Reed who lived in Ohio and who had been married to a Charles Reed born in Tennessee, applied for and received a pension as the widow of 54th Massachusetts soldier Charles Reed who was still alive and well. Her husband was not the Charles Reed who served in the 54th; research underway to determine his regiment.
In 1900, he was enumerated in the federal census in Webster, MA, as a widower and laborer, b. Apr 1842 in MA with his widowed "sister-in-law" Sarah, b. Oct 1853 in MA (with CT parents)
21 Jan 1902 the widow, Sarah M. Reed in MA, applied for a pension based on his service. This is possibly his sister-in-law, and there is no indication she received it. In 1900 Sarah M. Reed, b. Nov 1849 in MA, lived alone in Worcester MA, and states she has had 10 children and none are still living.
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