Andrew Jackson Widick-Bertrand, NE
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 31.176 W 099° 38.604
14T E 445497 N 4485629
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Vicksburg, MS on May 22, 1863. He is buried in Highland Cemetery, Bertrand, NE in Block 4, Lot 32.
Waymark Code: WM111BK
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 07/28/2019
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He was born on March 27, 1842 in Boody, IL and died on January 24, 1929 in Bertrand, NE. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: WIDICK, ANDREW J.
• Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 116th Illinois Infantry
• Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863
• Entered service at: Decatur, Macon County, Ill.
• Date of issue: 11 August 1894
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."
Armed Service: Army
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