© Copyright 2000 & 2001 ® All Rights Reserved

Born: 1832.

Died: Unknown.

Buried: Unknown.

Occupation: Unknown.

Enlisted: April 18, 1861 at Brooklyn, New York to serve 3 years (aged 29 years).

Mustered In: May 23, 1861 as Private.

Company: A

Promoted: Sergeant, no date.

Promoted: 1st Sergeant on April 5, 1863.

Missing In Action: July 1, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

Returned: October 8, 1863.

Mustered Out: With Company on June 6, 1864 at New York City, New York.

                           General Affidavit 


State Of New York, County of Kings as:
In the matter of John W. Redding     

ON THIS                day of                 A.D. 18   , personally
Appeared before me a Notary Public in and for the aforesaid County, duly 
authorized to administer oaths aged 60 years, a resident of Brooklyn, in the 
County of Kings, and state of New York whose Post Office address is 150 21st 
Street Brooklyn, N.Y. well known to be reputable and entitled to credit, and 
who, being duly sworn, declared in relation to aforesaid case as follows:

      That he was Orderly Sgt of Company "A" 14th Regt N.Y.S.M. Or 84th N.Y. 
Vols and was present at the second Battle of Bull Run, and was well acquainted 
at the time with John W. Redding who was the Lieutenant commanding said 
Company.

       About dusk on the 29th day of August 1862, said Lieut. Redding was 
struck by pieces of a shell and injured in his left arm, causing a compound 
fracture of the said arm.

       That the claimant was carried to the rear to the field hospital.  Affiant 
Knows the above facts by reason of his being present at said battle and seeing 
the said claimant fall and affiant Knows the claimant was in line of his duty 
when said wound was received.


        He further declare that he has no interest in said case and is not 
concerned in its prosecution.

                                                      James C. Donahue
    Witness sign here.                                Signature of Affiant