Reuben J. Pradis was born in Kent County, Delaware around 1838 and served in the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War. According to his service records, Pradis was a farmer before he joined Company F of the 43rd USCT on April 8, 1864. His regiment participated in several engagements in Virginia during 1864, including the Battle of Hatcher’s Run in October and the Battle of Bermuda Hundred in December. Pradis became a corporal on November 18, 1864 and was mustered out in Brownsville, Texas in October 1865. (By Don Sailer)
Life Summary
Full name
Reuben J. Pradis
Place of Birth
Birth Date Certainty
Estimated
Gender
Male
Race
Black
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
Occupation
Military
Farmer or Planter
Relation to Slavery
Free black
Military
Union Army