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Andrew J. Widick

Private Andrew J. Widick, 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 J. Widick 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 B, 116th Illinois Infantry. Widick was 21 years old.

99 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on August 11, 1894, 31 years after the action.

Widick was born on March 27, 1842 in Macon County, Illinois. His Medal of Honor is credited to Decatur, Macon County, Illinois. Widick died on January 24, 1929 in Bertrand, Nebraska, at the age of 86. He is buried at Highland Cemetery in Bertrand, Nebraska.

Widick 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.

Places

  • Born: Macon County — map
  • Died: Bertrand — map
  • Buried: Highland Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. March 27, 1842
    Born in Macon County, Illinois
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 21. Company B, 116th Illinois Infantry
  3. August 11, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. January 24, 1929
    Died in Bertrand, Nebraska
    Age 86.
  5. Resting place
    Highland Cemetery
    Bertrand, Nebraska

Biography

Andrew Widick (March 27, 1842 – January 24, 1929) was an American Medal of Honor recipient who fought in the American Civil War.

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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

RG Richard J. Gage Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WM William Martin Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1862 Wells Howard Blodgett First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862 John S. Darrough Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 JH John P. Hughey Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 JV James David Vernay Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863
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.