b. 18/08/1837 Romney, West Virginia. d. 30/03/1924 Anaconda, Montana.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 22/05/1863 Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Thomas J Ward MOH
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant Major in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Private in Company C, 116th Illinois Infantry for action on May 22, 1863 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. He did not receive his Medal until July 2, 1894.
MOH CITATION:
Gallantry in the charge of the “volunteer storming party.”
BURIAL LOCATION: UPPER HILL CEMETERY, ANACONDA, MONTANA.
SECTION A, MASONIC ROW, LOT 20.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
