- George Reid (soldier)
George Reid (1733–1815) was born in
Londonderry, New Hampshire , and was a farmer by trade. He married Mary Washburn in 1765 who was noted for her skill in running their farm in George's long service during theAmerican Revolutionary War . With news of theBattle of Lexington and Concord , George Reid marched with his militia company toBoston, Massachusetts and commanded a company of the1st New Hampshire Regiment at theBattle of Bunker Hill . George Reid was with the 1st NH during the Invasion of Canada, theBattle of Trenton and theBattle of Princeton . In the Spring of 1777 George Reid was appointed Lt. Col. of the2nd New Hampshire Regiment . With the capture of Col. Nathan Hale at theBattle of Hubbardton by theBritish Army , George Reid took command of the 2nd NH and led them during the rest of theSaratoga Campaign , theBattle of Monmouth and theSullivan Expedition of 1779. With the consolidation of the threeNew Hampshire regiments in 1783, Col. Reid was appointed commander of the combined unit until its disbandment onJanuary 1 ,1784 .After the war, now
Brigadier General Reid led a militia unit that put down theExeter Rebellion in 1786 at the then state capitalExeter, New Hampshire . The Rebellion was over the value and use of paper money issued by the government of New Hampshire. Later an angry crowd surrounded his house and threatened his life, but the old general faced them down alone and dispersed the mob without further incident. In 1791 George Reid was appointedSheriff ofRockingham County, New Hampshire . Reid died at the age of 83 in 1815.ources
*"A List of The Revolutionary Soldiers of Dublin, N.H." by Samuel Carroll Derby Press of Spahr & Glenn, Columbus, Ohio 1901
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=XSDnxlK1sMUC&printsec=titlepage&source=gbs_summary_r State Builders: An Illustrated Historical and Biographical Record of the State of New Hampshire. State Builers Publishing Manchester, NH 1903]
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