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William Henry harrison Reddick

Corporal William Henry harrison Reddick, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions in April 1862 in Georgia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 1862

Corporal William Henry harrison Reddick was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in April 1862 in Georgia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company B, 33d Ohio Infantry. Reddick was about 22 years old.

The medal was presented on March 25, 1863. He later rose to the rank of Second Lieutenant.

Reddick was born on September 18, 1840 in Locust Grove, Adams County, Ohio. His Medal of Honor is credited to Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. Reddick died on November 8, 1903 in Letts, Iowa, at the age of 63. He is buried at Lettsville Cemetery in Letts, Iowa.

Reddick is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 256 credited to Ohio.

Official Medal of Honor citation

One of 19 of 24 men (including two civilians) who, by direction of Gen. Ormsby M. Mitchell, penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Ga., in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Timeline

  1. September 18, 1840
    Born in Locust Grove, Adams County, Ohio
  2. April 1862
    Act of valor — Georgia
    Age about 22. Company B, 33d Ohio Infantry
  3. March 25, 1863
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. November 8, 1903
    Died in Letts, Iowa
    Age 63.
  5. Resting place
    Lettsville Cemetery
    Letts, Iowa

Biography

William Henry Harrison Reddick (1840–1903) was an American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Andrews Raid, also known as the Great Locomotive Chase or the Mitchell Raid. Reddick was born on September 18, 1840, in Locust Grove, Ohio, and died on November 8, 1903, in Muscatine, Iowa. He is buried at the Lettsville Cemetery in Letts, Iowa. He worked as a farmer after his discharge from the military.

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Further reading

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