John Wortman Redding

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Captain John Wortman Redding



Born:

Died: October 31, 1892 (aged 58 years).

Buried:

Occupation: Clerk

Enlisted: April 18, 1861 at Brooklyn, New York to serve 3 years (aged 24 years).
Mustered In: May 23, 1861 as Corporal

Company: A

Promoted: Sergeant on June 18, 1861.

Mustered In:
As 2nd Lieutenant on July 1, 1861.
As 1st Lieutenant on August 4, 1861.
As Captain on January 7, 1863.

Commissioned:
As 2nd Lieutenant, Fourteenth Militia on July 8, 1861, with rank from July 1, 1861.
John H. Styles promoted to 1st Lieutenant.
As 1st Lieutenant on August 12, 1861, with rank from August 5, 1861.
John H. Styles resigned, discharged for disability on August 2, 1861.
As Captain on March 17, 1863, with rank from December 24, 1862.
Robert B. Jordan promoted to Major on March 17, 1863, with rank from December 25, 1862.

Wounded:In Action - August 29, 1862 at Battle of 2nd Bull Run, Manassas, Virginia
Compound fracture of left arm caused by a shell fragment.

Conscription Service:From July 21, 1863 through April 1864 on Rikers Island, New York.

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

Married: Kate Phoebis
Died: August 30, 1915 in Milton, New York.
Date of Marraige: July 10, 1861. By Reverend Jacob West at Babylon, New York.


  • Captain John W. Redding is buried in Lot 00675, Section 95, Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
  • Sources:
    The History of the Fighting Fourteenth by Tevis & Marquis.
    Military & Pension Records from the National Archives, Washington DC.
    New York Report of the Adjutant-General

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