Reason Wells Husband (1844-1917) - Find a Grave Memorial

Reason Wells Husband

Birth

Nov 1844

Kentucky, USA

Death

19 Apr 1917 (aged 72)

Rosedale, Parke County, Indiana, USA

Burial

Adams Cemetery

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Son of John McHenry Husband(s) and Cornelia Gill

There is a record of his stay at the VA in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois. He was a veteran of the Civil war.

Local Mention

Reason Husband, a veteran of the civil war, died at his home in Rosedale, Wednesdaay evening, at the age of seventy-two years after a lingering illness of tuberculosis. He is s residence Friday morning with burial in "Forks of the Creek" cemetery.

Rosedale

Reason Husband died and was buried at the Forks of the Creek last week.

JESSUP.

Reason Husbaand of Rosedale, was buried at the Forks of the Creek cemetery Friday. The funeral was preached by Rev. Smith of Rosedale at Friendly Grove.

6th Cavalry (71st Indiana Regiment), Co. G
The Regiment Roster lists "Reason Husbands" as being a Private from Peoria, Illinois. He was enrolled at Montezuma, Indiana on Aug 11, 1862 and mustered in at Indianapolis on Aug 18, 1862. He mustered out June 17, 1865.

Company G was made up of mostly soldiers from Parke County. His brother-in-law John Wesley Feuquay (Find A Grave Memorial# 18842585) was in the same company.

71st Indiana Regiment
Organized at Terre Haute, July 21 to August 18, 1862, as the 71st Regiment Infantry, Indiana Volunteers. Mustered in at Indianapolis August 18, 1862,
Aug 1882 - Battle of Richmond, Ky. Regiment was mostly captured, paroled and sent to Indianapolis.
Dec 1862.- Re-organized at Indianapolis and ordered to Kentucky.
Dec 1862 - Action at Muldraugh's Hill, Ky.. Regiment again captured. Paroled and sent to Indianapolis
Feb 1863 - Designation of Regiment changed to 6th Indiana Cavalry; remained on duty at Indianapolis until Aug 1863.

Major Campaigns as 6th Cavalry:
Nov-Dec 1863 - Knoxville Campaign, Cumberland Gap, Tenn.
Nov 16 - Campbell's Station under General Burnside
Nov 17-Dec 5 - Siege of Knoxville
May-Aug 1864 - Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign
Jun-Jul - Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain
Jun 27 - Assault on Kenesaw
Jul 22-Aug 25 - Siege of Atlanta
Sep 24-Oct 18 - Pursuit of Wheeler near Nashville
Dec 15-16 - Battle of Nashville
Duty at Nashville till April 1, 1865
Mustered out June 17, 1865