Matthew Bickford

Matthew Bickford
Born1839
Peoria County, Illinois
Died1918 (aged 78–79)
Washington
Place of burial
Bayview Cemetery in Bellingham, Washington
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Service / branchUnion Army
RankCorporal
UnitMissouri 8th Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry - Company G
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War
AwardsMedal of Honor

Matthew Bickford (1839–1918) received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War.

Biography

He was born in Peoria County, Illinois in 1839. He entered service at "Trivolia", Peoria County, Illinois.[1] He was a Corporal, in Company G, 8th Missouri Volunteer Infantry, Union Army. He received the Medal of Honor for Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party[2]" at Vicksburg, Mississippi, May 22, 1863.[3]

Bickford moved to Washington state around 1907.[4] He died in 1918, and is buried in Bayview Cemetery in Bellingham, Washington.

Medal of Honor citation

  • Rank and organization: Corporal, Company G, 8th Missouri Infantry.
  • Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., May 22, 1863.
  • Entered service at: Trivolia, Peoria County, Ill.
  • Birth: Peoria County, Ill.
  • Date of issue: August 31, 1894.

Citation:

Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party.[5][6]"

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Likely Trivoli, Illinois, the only town in Peoria County, Illinois with a name like this.
  2. ^ Dyer (1908), p. 428.
  3. ^ War Department (1880), p. 87.
  4. ^ Bickford Newsletter, Vol. 12. No. 1... at genforum.genealogy.com
  5. ^ CMOHS (2014).
  6. ^ VCOnline (2020).

References

  • Dyer, Frederick H (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q.
  • War Department, U.S. (1880). The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 857196196.
  • "BICKFORD, MATTHEW". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. CMOHS. 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  • "Matthew Bickford". THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS. VCOnline. 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.


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