▁Re id ' s ▁unit ▁saw ▁action ▁in ▁Eastern ▁Trans va al ; ▁and , ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁Re id ▁was ▁badly ▁wounded ▁in ▁the ▁st om ach ▁in ▁a ▁heavy ▁fire ▁fight ▁at ▁a ▁farm ▁near ▁B rak pan . ▁Re id ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁a ▁field ▁hospital ▁ 3 9 ▁miles ▁from ▁Carolina . ▁Both ▁Re id ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁were ▁mentioned ▁in ▁des patch es ▁for ▁their ▁bra very ▁at ▁this ▁time : ▁ ▁Re id ▁recovered ▁from ▁his ▁st om ach ▁w ound ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁action ▁with ▁his ▁unit . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁Mr . ▁Col lick , ▁a ▁military ▁chap lain , ▁reported ▁that ▁when ▁he ▁had ▁gone ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁wounded ▁Re id ▁( Col lick ▁had ▁been ▁r iding ▁in ▁company ▁with ▁Dr . ▁Francis ▁Re id ) ▁and ▁told ▁him ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁call ▁an ▁amb ul ance , ▁pointing ▁to ▁the ▁two ▁wounded ▁men ▁by ▁his ▁side , ▁Re id ▁had ▁respond ed ▁" Don ' t ▁mind ▁me ; ▁see ▁to ▁these ▁fell ows ". ▁Col lick ▁also ▁remarked ▁that , ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁bra vest ▁officers ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ; ▁and ▁that , ▁although ▁" Re id ' s ▁w ound ▁was ▁serious ▁enough ▁to ▁get ▁him ▁three ▁months ' ▁leave ▁of ▁absence ", ▁he ▁ins isted ▁on ▁returning ▁to ▁action ▁immediately ▁he ▁had ▁recovered ▁sufficiently ▁and ▁leading ▁his ▁men . ▁▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁On ▁ 2