Reuel Colt Gridley
Reuel Colt Gridley | |
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Gridley with his sack of flour in 1864 | |
| Born | January 23, 1829 |
| Died | November 24, 1870 (aged 41) |
| Reuel Colt Gridley Monument | |
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Reuel Colt Gridley Monument | |
| Location | Stockton Rural Cemetery |
| Coordinates | 37°58′39″N 121°17′11″W / 37.977400°N 121.286400°W |
| Reference no. | 801 |
Reuel Colt Gridley (January 23, 1829 – November 24, 1870) was an American storekeeper who gained nationwide attention in 1864, when he repeatedly auctioned a plain sack of flour and raised over US$250,000 (equivalent to $5,026,000 in 2024) for the United States Sanitary Commission, which provided aid to wounded American Civil War soldiers.