Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-15
DEATH OF ANDY REED.

The attack Of pneumonia from which Andy
Reed, the well known cOlurrd man, was suffering
a week ago, proved fatal on Wednesday morning.
His death removes one Of the most familiar char
acters Of the village and "A man who had an iudi-
yiduality all his own. In his own sphere in life he
was Of most useful and faithful citizens.
and his death causes unselti~h regret tp great
many people with whom hr had been brought
into more or less intimate contact He came tu
BattlehurO III the summer pt 1864. accompanying
Dr. Gale, who was sent on hy the governor to care
for our wounded after the battle Of the wilder
ness The doctor first met him "a 'cuutrahaud of
war at Aqua Creek while hr was ou his way
from Washington 10 fredericksburg He liked
his general bearing for bee WAS useful willing
boy, aud finally the doctor consented that he
might come home with him Ito take care of his
horses He spent two or three years al the doc
tors but there was not work enough for him To
do, he grew uneasy if idle and tn" result was
that he went To -. l. Miners for time, then he
worked for the late bea. Isaac Hines. In due
cours,. Of time he drift7l into the line Of general
household Johhlng. in which be has been 80 famIl
lar and so useful for almost ~ years past
It was not until b" had been spmr time i'm Brat
tlrborO that the members ut the Tyler family the
relatives Of the brilliant aud ament~d col. John
:. Tyler learned that Andy had been first dis
covered aud cared for 10y that officer Nut long
before the battle of the Wilderness Cul Tyler had
written home of being ont with scouting party
and coming upon a company Of Cnlurrd refugees,
among whom was boy whom he especially no
tcrd and who said his name was Andy" ANDY
WHAT said the colonel, ANDY Johnson: think.
ing Of the Trnness'eau then 81 prominent in the
public mind. Yes, MaSsa, the boy answered,
and so his name was fixed. He said his old mas.
teri name was Reed. and this ht naturally took
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