Andrew W. Tibbets
Born: 1830 at Clark County, Indiana
Home Town: Centerville, Iowa
Medal of Honor
U.S. Army
American Civil War
Date of Issue: June 17, 1865
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Andrew W. Tibbets, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 16 April 1865, while serving with Company I, 3d Iowa Cavalry, in action at Columbus, Georgia, for capture of flag and bearer, Austin’s Battery (Confederate States of America).
