Nov 2006

Civil War hero’s grave marker fixed

A monument dedication ceremony for Reed, Johnstown’s first Medal of Honor winner, will be held in conjunction with Veterans Day at 10 a.m. Saturday at Grandview Cemetery on Millcreek Road just outside Johnstown.

The reason for the ceremony is to place a proper grave marker: The current one has the Congressional Medal of Honor engraved upside down.Cpl. George W. Reed has been dead for 100 years. Read More...