Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
William Henry harrison Reddick
Details
- Rank: Corporal (Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company B,
33d Ohio Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: April 1862
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Georgia, USA
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.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: March 25, 1863
Washington, D.C., presented by Sec. of War Stanton - Born: September 18, 1840, Locust Grove, Adams County, OH, United States
- Died: November 8, 1903, Letts, IA, United States
- Buried: Lettsville Cemetery (MH) (1st-36), Letts, IA, United States
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