Henry Reeve (April 4, 1850 – August 4, 1876) was a brigadier general in Cuba's Ejército Libertador (Army of Liberation) – more commonly known as the Ejército Mambí – during the Ten Years' War (1868–1878). In his youth, he was a drummer boy in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
He was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States, on April 4, 1850, son of Alexander Reeve and Maddie Carroll, and died in Matanzas, Cuba on August 4, 1876. Reeve was 26 years old at the time of his death, and had served in the Cuban Army for seven years, having participated in over 400 engagements against the Spanish Army.
Legacyedit
Reeve was honored by the Cuban government in 1976 on the centenary of his death with a postal stamp.
In response to Hurricane Katrina, Cuba proposed sending a group of 1,586 doctors to assist humanitarian efforts in the United States. The offer was declined, and in September 2005 Cuban president Fidel Castro renamed the group the Henry Reeve Brigade in honor of Reeve.[1]
Referencesedit
^Newman, Lucia (September 5, 2005). "Castro: U.S. hasn't responded to Katrina offer". CNN. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
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