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.
Medal of Honor Recipient William H. Reddick
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