Reese was a physician in Newnan, Coweta County, GA and operated a drug store at the beginning of the war. On December 29, 1863, he accepted a position as surgeon for the Georgia militia for the 36th Senatorial district. His name also appears on a muster role for the Newnan militia, Georgia's 646th military district. A Confederate military hospital was established in Newnan in 1863, so Dr. Reese is likely to have treated some of the more than 10,000 military patients that were transported to the town.
After the war, Dr.Reese continued to run his drug store and was a prominent citizen in Newnan, building its first opera house. He died on July 31, 1897 and is believed to be buried with his wife in Newnan's Oak Hill Cemetery.
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