Matthew Bickford
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Matthew Bickford | |
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| Born | 1839 Peoria County, Illinois |
| Died | 1918 (aged 78–79) Washington |
| Place of burial | Bayview Cemetery in Bellingham, Washington |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Service/ | Union Army |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Unit |  8th Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry - Company G |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
Matthew Bickford (1839–1918) received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War.
Biography[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F
- Battle of Vicksburg
- 8th Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry
Notes[edit]
- ^ Likely Trivoli, Illinois, the only town in Peoria County, Illinois with a name like this.
- ^ Dyer (1908), p. 428.
- ^ War Department (1880), p. 87.
- ^ Bickford Newsletter, Vol. 12. No. 1... at genforum.genealogy.com
- ^ CMOHS (2014).
- ^ VCOnline (2020).
References[edit]
- 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.
External links[edit]
- "Matthew Bickford". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- A Forlorn Hope
- Vicksburg Medal of Honor Recipients
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