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Andrew E. Goldsbery

Private Andrew E. Goldsbery, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War May 22, 1863

Private Andrew E. Goldsbery was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company E, 127th Illinois Infantry. Goldsbery was 22 years old.

99 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on August 9, 1894, 31 years after the action.

Goldsbery was born on September 25, 1840 in St. Charles, Kane County, Illinois. Goldsbery died on October 27, 1910 in Fairbank, Iowa, at the age of 70. He is buried at Long Grove Cemetery in Maynard, Iowa. Records also list him as Goldsberry, Andrew E..

Goldsbery is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 210 credited to Illinois.

Official Medal of Honor citation

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

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: St. Charles — map
  • Died: Maynard — map
  • Buried: Long Grove Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. September 25, 1840
    Born in St. Charles, Kane County, Illinois
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 22. Company E, 127th Illinois Infantry
  3. August 9, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. October 27, 1910
    Died in Fairbank, Iowa
    Age 70.
  5. Resting place
    Long Grove Cemetery
    Maynard, Iowa

Biography

Andrew E. Goldsbery (September 25, 1840 – December 27, 1910) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863. His name is sometimes spelled as Goldsbury. Goldsbery joined the 127th Illinois Infantry in August 1862, and was mustered out in June 1865.

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Also honored for actions on May 22, 1863

CA Christian Albert Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WA William J. Archinal Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 CA Clinton Lycurgus Armstrong Private · Army Civil War · 1863 DA David Ayers Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JA John G. k Ayers Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William H. Barringer Private · Army Civil War · 1863 MB Matthew Bickford Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 TB Thomas A. Blasdel Private · Army Civil War · 1863 EB Emmer Bowen Private · Army Civil War · 1863 UB Uriah H. Brown Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William P. Brownell Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1863 JB John C. Buckley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 100 recipients for May 22, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Illinois

Patrick Henry Pentzer Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 AA Abner Peeler Allen Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 WB William Perkins Black Captain · Army Civil War · 1862 JW John W. Whitmore Private · Army Civil War · 1865 SM Samuel McConnell Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 JC John Creed Private · Army Civil War · 1864
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.