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David Dickie

Sergeant David Dickie, 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, 1863Born in Scotland

Sergeant David Dickie 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 A, 97th Illinois Infantry. Dickie 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 January 29, 1896, 32 years after the action.

Dickie was born on July 13, 1841 in Scotland — one of 41 recipients born in Scotland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Gillespie, Macoupin County, Illinois. Dickie died on August 26, 1904 in Gillespie, Illinois, at the age of 63. He is buried at Gillespie Cemetery in Gillespie, Illinois.

Dickie 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: Scotland — map
  • Died: Illinois — map
  • Buried: Gillespie City Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. July 13, 1841
    Born in Scotland
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 21. Company A, 97th Illinois Infantry
  3. January 29, 1896
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. August 26, 1904
    Died in Gillespie, Illinois
    Age 63.
  5. Resting place
    Gillespie Cemetery
    Gillespie, Illinois

Biography

David Dickie (July 13, 1841 – August 26, 1904) 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 surname is sometimes spelled Dickey. Dickie joined the 97th Illinois Infantry in August 1862, and was mustered out in July 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

GH George L. Houghton Private · Army Civil War · 1863 GL George Washington Lucas Private · Army Civil War · 1864 John Mcallister Schofield Major · Army Civil War · 1861 WJ William P. Johnston Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1864 WP Wesley James Powers Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 SC Samuel Joseph Churchill Corporal · 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.