2023-08 Raynors HCA Live
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Hugh Thompson Reid (1811-1874) was a lawyer, president of the Des Moines Valley Railroad and Union General during the American Civil War. Reid first saw combat at the Battle of Shiloh. Because his regiment arrived on the field of battle once the fighting had already begun it was rushed to the thickest of the fight and was attached to Benjamin M. Prentiss' division fighting around the Hornet's Nest. During the fighting Reid was severely wounded in the neck and was presumed dead. His body was recovered and brought to the rear where he soon regained enough consciousness to rejoin the fighting. Clipped signature, encapsulated in mylar easily removed if desired, "H.T. Reid" as Brig General..
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