Colonel Hugh B. Reed

In 2008 it came to our attention that Hugh B. Reed who was the first Colonel of the 44th Indiana was never given a marker to acknowledge his service in defense of the Union. Why we do not know, but many of our members felt that it was our duty to take it upon ourselves to correct this oversight. After more than a year of research and fund raising our task was nearly complete.

On Memorial Day 2009 at Lindenwood Cemetery we dedicated our monument to Colonel Hugh Reed. Along with our members, concerned patriots of Allen County we honored this man's great contribution to his country and the men he lead and served.

Our ultimate goal as living historians is to REMEMBER, HONOR and TEACH. We do this so that the children of today and future generations will always remember the sacrifice that not only the people of the 1860's made, but also of the sacrifice that we are making today for freedom.

The members of the 44th ICWHA would like to make an acknowledgement to David Winship who's spirit and dedication to preservation inspires us all and for whom without this project would never have become a reality. Thanks Dave!

Thankyou.

44th ICWHA

Preservation

The 44th Indiana Civil War Historical Association has always been a group of people who care more about preservation, education and the personal experience of re-enacting than we do about putting on big shows or large events. We feel the need to donate funds to civil war charities on an annual basis. The events we have helped set in motion speak volumes about how serious we are about preservation. In 2006 our proudest moment was when we in conjunction with David Winship, a 44th member, the S.U.V. Champion Hill post, Allen County Parks Dept. , Mayor Graham Richard and many other patriotic citizens of Ft. Wayne and Allen County, Indiana, we rededicated the Allen County Civil War monument located on Spy Run Avenue just north of downtown Ft. Wayne.

This page was last updated: February 3, 2010

Past and current endeavours

2005- small donation to CWPT

2006- Restoration and rededication of the Allen County Civil War Monument

2007-Donation to CWPT in honor of Lynn Mitchell

2008/2009- Hugh B. Reed Memorial project.  

                    Hadley/Lake Twsp. Cemetery 44th IN Soldiers Headstones

Allen County Civil War Monument. Rededicated 2006

Colonel Hugh Reed 44th IN Inf.

Colonel Hugh B. Reed 44th IN Inf.