Matthew Bickford

Matthew Bickford 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. He was a Corporal, in Company G, 8th Missouri Infantry Regiment, 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. 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."