Matthew Bickford Explained

Matthew Bickford
Birth Date:	1839
Birth Place:	Peoria County, Illinois
Death Place:	Washington
Placeofburial:	Bayview Cemetery in Bellingham, Washington
Placeofburial Label:	Place of burial
Allegiance:	United States of America Union
Branch:	Union Army
Rank:	Corporal
Unit:	8th Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry - Company G
Battles:	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

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" at Vicksburg, Mississippi, May 22, 1863.

Bickford moved to Washington state around 1907.^[2] He died in 1918, and is buried in Bayview Cemetery in Bellingham, Washington.

Citation:

Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

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