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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 the
American Revolutionary War. With news of the
Battle of Lexington and Concord, George Reid marched with his
militia company to
Boston, Massachusetts and commanded a company of the
1st New Hampshire Regiment at the
Battle of Bunker Hill. George Reid was with the 1st NH during the
Invasion of Canada, the
Battle of Trenton and the
Battle of Princeton. In the Spring of
1777 George Reid was appointed Lt. Col. of the
2nd New Hampshire Regiment. With the capture of Col.
Nathan Hale at the
Battle of Hubbardton by the
British Army, George Reid took command of the 2nd NH and led them during the rest of the
Saratoga Campaign, the
Battle of Monmouth and the
Sullivan Expedition of
1779. With the consolidation of the three
New Hampshire regiments in
1783, Col. Reid was appointed commander of the combined unit until its disbandment on
January 1,
1784.
After the war, now
Brigadier General Reid led a militia unit that put down the
Exeter Rebellion in
1786 at the then state capital
Exeter, 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 appointed
Sheriff of
Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Reid died at the age of 83 in
1815.
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