Show ASLEEP ON POST A soldier boy 07 who was StAten I 1 ced to be B shot st louis globa george reed of liberty libert ys pa P a fell from a wagon wago n at jersey dien 0 a few daye days ago his ilia neck was broken and he be died instantly at the age of 18 in 1864 reed re listed in the regiment penn elivania ey ivania volunteers under tinder colonel s afterwards general cox he ile then had a peculiar infirmity which attacked him at times which took the form forin of an almost irresistible inclination to adeep one night in december 1864 reed was detailed for picket duty the regiment waa was in in the army of the james jame 8 under general butler reed fell asleep on hia ilia post lie ile was found in that condition by the officer of the day lie ilo was placed under arrest an and dt taken aken to fortress mon roe lie ilo wro W B tried by court martial convicted and sentenced to bo be shot by eix six members of bis his own company the sentence was approved at headquarters colonel cox knowing the boy and aid his peculiar ailment interested himself in bis big behalf and got the matter before president lincoln on the day fay the boy was to be shot secretary stanton returned the paper to the proper military auth authorities commuting reeds sentence to two years imprisonment in auburn too war was over a year and a hulf half before reede reeds sentence would have ex expired fired and the case being laid b before C ore president johnon he telegraphed telegraph eI a pardon to the young soldier reeds death occurred juet just twenty six years to ton a day from the night nigh t be he fell asleep beep on his post miss jean L king stenographer room 63 53 first national bank |