b. 02/04/1844 near Elgin, Illinois. d. 04/05/1920 Monticello, Minnesota.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 22/05/1863 Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Andrew McCornack MOH
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company I, 127th Illinois Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 22, 1863 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. He did not receive the Medal of Honor until January 10, 1865.
MOH CITATION:
Gallantry in the charge of the “volunteer storming party.”
BURIAL LOCATION: HILLSIDE CEMETERY, MONTICELLO, MINNESOTA.
LOT 147.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: BELIEVED TO BE FAMILY.
