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Matthew Bickford
Born	1839 Peoria County, Illinois
Died	1918 (aged 78–79) Washington
Place of burial	Bayview Cemetery in Bellingham, Washington
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service/branch	Union Army
Rank	Corporal
Unit	8th Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry - Company G
Battles/wars	American Civil War
Awards	Medal of Honor

Matthew Bickford (1839–1918) received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War.

He was born in Peoria County, Illinois in 1839. He entered service at "Trivolia", Peoria County, Illinois. ^[1] He was a Corporal, in Company G, 8th Missouri Volunteer Infantry, Union Army. He received the Medal of Honor for Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party ^[2]" at Vicksburg, Mississippi, May 22, 1863. ^[3]

Bickford moved to Washington state around 1907. ^[4] He died in 1918, and is buried in Bayview Cemetery in Bellingham, Washington.

• Rank and organization: Corporal, Company G, 8th Missouri Infantry.
• Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., May 22, 1863.
• Entered service at: Trivolia, Peoria County, Ill.
• Birth: Peoria County, Ill.
• Date of issue: August 31, 1894.

Citation:

Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party. ^{[5] [6]}"

• List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F
• Battle of Vicksburg
• 8th Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry

• "Matthew Bickford". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
• A Forlorn Hope
• Vicksburg Medal of Honor Recipients

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