National War Memorial Registry, War Memorial Catalog Of United States

CORPORAL WILLIAM REDDICK WAS ONE OF THE FAMOUS ANDREW'S RAIDERS. THE ANDREW'S RAID OCCURRED IN APRIL OF 1862 IN GEORGIA, 22 VOLUNTEERS, DRESSED IN CIVILIAN CLOTHES, STOLE THE LOCOMOTIVE NAMED "GENERAL" WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF DESTROYING RAILROAD TRACK AND BRIDGES ON THE IMPORTANT WESTERN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD BETWEEN ATLANTA AND CHATTANOOGA. AFTER DOING A GOOD DEAL OF DAMAGE, THE RAIDERS WERE CAPTURED WITH THE LEADER, JAMES ANDREWS, AND 7 OTHERS WHO WERE EXECUTED AS SPIES. AFTER IMPRISONMENT, CORPORAL REDDICK WAS EXCHANGED. A MEMBER OF THE OHIO 33RD INFANTRY REGIMENT HE WAS LATER PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT. HE AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE RAID WERE AWARDED SOME OF THE FIRST MEDAL OF HONORS.