Samuel J. Reader

Samuel J. Reader
Reader in 1855
Born	Samuel James Reader (1836-01-25)January 25, 1836 Greenfield (present-day Coal Center), Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	September 15, 1914(1914-09-15) (aged 78) Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Resting place	Rochester Cemetery, Topeka, Kansas, U.S. 39°06′16.0″N 95°40′48.9″W / 39.104444°N 95.680250°W / 39.104444; -95.680250
Occupation	Farmer writer artist amateur photographer
Years active	1849–1914
Spouse	Elizabeth Smith ​ (m. 1867)​
Children	3
Military career
Service/branch	Kansas State Militia
Years of service	1863–1864
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Unit	2d Regiment
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of the Blue (POW)

Samuel J. Reader (1836–1914) was an American diarist and artist who wrote about his experiences living in Bleeding Kansas and the American Civil War.^[1]