William Garrison Reed Photo Album (and Reprints)
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Title
William Garrison Reed Photo Album (and Reprints)
Subject
North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Description
William Garrison Reed was a soldier in the 44th Massachusetts Regiment stationed in New Bern during 1862-1863. In 1884, he with other veterans revisited Eastern North Carolina and photographed sites that held significance to the 44th Massachusetts. An account of his visit in 1884 is found in Record of the Service of the Forty-Fourth Massachusetts Volunteer Militia in North Carolina, August 1862 to May 1863 (Boston: Privately Printed, 1887), p. 223-232.
The photographs included in this collection are from the William Garrison Reed Photo Album in the Kellenberger Room of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library. The album was donated to the library by Reed around May 1926. The headlines of an undated newspaper clipping pasted in the front of the album reads as follows: "Scenes of Old New Bern are Presented; Bound Volume of Photos Taken Right After Civil War Given to Local Library; Owned by Old Soldier." Further research determined that the article was from the May 6, 1926, Morning New Bernian.
The clipping further states that Reed, a resident of 1 Melville Ave, Dorchester, Mass., was a former member of Co. D, 44th Massachusetts, which was stationed in New Bern between October 1862 and June 1863. In 1884, he visited the area and photographed "various views of Eastern North Carolina." The article continues, "In a letter to the local library, Mr. Reed writes that he is now breaking up housekeeping and that he wants to present some of his pictures here, where they will be preserved for future generations...."
The photographs included in this collection are from the William Garrison Reed Photo Album in the Kellenberger Room of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library. The album was donated to the library by Reed around May 1926. The headlines of an undated newspaper clipping pasted in the front of the album reads as follows: "Scenes of Old New Bern are Presented; Bound Volume of Photos Taken Right After Civil War Given to Local Library; Owned by Old Soldier." Further research determined that the article was from the May 6, 1926, Morning New Bernian.
The clipping further states that Reed, a resident of 1 Melville Ave, Dorchester, Mass., was a former member of Co. D, 44th Massachusetts, which was stationed in New Bern between October 1862 and June 1863. In 1884, he visited the area and photographed "various views of Eastern North Carolina." The article continues, "In a letter to the local library, Mr. Reed writes that he is now breaking up housekeeping and that he wants to present some of his pictures here, where they will be preserved for future generations...."
Creator
Reed, William Garrison, 1842-1929
Date
1884
Contributor
William Garrison Reed Photograph Album
Rights
This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library is required for any commercial use.
Format
jpg
Language
English
Type
Photographs
Identifier
Photo.XXV
Coverage
North Carolina
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