Benjamin C.G.Reed enlisted as a sergeant on April 24,1861 at the age of 21.Enlisted in Co. E 3rd O.V.I. on April 24,1861.Mustered out of Co. E 3rd O.V.I. on June 13,1861.Enlisted in Co. E 3rd O.V.I. on June 13,1861.Promoted to Full Lieutenant 2nd Class on August 23,1861.Promoted to Full Lieutenant 1st Class on December 21,1861.Wounded on October 8,1862 at Chaplin Hills, KY.Promoted to Full Captain on October 8,1862. P.O.W. on May 3,1863,Rome GA. Confined on May 10,1863 at Salisbury,NC.[estimated day].Escaped on March 24,1864 at Salisbury,NC.Recaptured on April 12,1864 at Wilkes County, NC.Promoted to Full Major on September 21,1864 [As of the 174th O.V.I.] Commissioned in Co.S 174th O.V.I. on September 21,1864. Killed while in Co. S 174th O.V.I. on December 7,1864 in Cedars TN.