Service Profile

Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Corporal
Service Era: American Civil War, Yazoo Pass expedition, Battle of Champion Hill, Siege of Vicksburg, Chattanooga campaign, Battle of Missionary Ridge, Battle of Resaca, Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Atlanta campaign, Savannah campaign, Battle of Bentonville
Medals Recorded: 2

Andrew E. Goldsbery

Corporal, U.S. Army

American Civil WarYazoo Pass expeditionBattle of Champion HillSiege of VicksburgChattanooga campaignBattle of Missionary RidgeBattle of ResacaBattle of Kennesaw MountainAtlanta campaignSavannah campaignBattle of Bentonville

Awards & Decorations

Ribbon Rack

Biography

On May 22, 1863, Vicksburg, Mississippi became the scene of one of the Union Army's most dangerous volunteer assaults. Private Andrew E. Goldsbery went forward with the storming party, an act later recognized with the Medal of Honor.

Andrew E. Goldsbery was born September 25, 1840, at St. Charles, Illinois. During the period relevant to his Medal of Honor, he served as Private with Company E, 127th Illinois Infantry.

On May 22, 1863, at Vicksburg, Mississippi, he performed the action that led to the award. The surviving record fixes the core event clearly and allows the account to be told without adding unsupported detail.

Medal of Honor Citation

Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

The Medal of Honor was presented August 9, 1894. He died October 27, 1910, at Fairbank, Iowa. He was buried in Long Grove Cemetery near Maynard, Iowa.

His record is strongest when kept close to the documented action: the unit, place, date, and conduct for which the Medal of Honor was awarded.

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