b. 27/03/1842 Macon County, Illinois. d. 24/01/1929 Bertrand, Nebraska.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 22/05/1863 Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Andrew J Widick MOH
Andrew Widick was born on March 27, 1842, in Macon County, Illinois. He joined the 116th Illinois Infantry Regiment and fought as a private during the war. He earned his Medal of Honor at the Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi, on May 22, 1863. He died January 24, 1929, in Bertrand, Nebraska, and is now buried there in Highland Cemetery.
MOH CITATION:
Gallantry in the charge of the “volunteer storming party.”
BURIAL LOCATION: HIGHLAND CEMETERY, BERTRAND, NEBRASKA.
BLOCK 4, LOT 32.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
