Sergeant James Ward, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on December 29, 1890 at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company B, 7th U.S. Cavalry. Ward was 32 years old.
18 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 16, 1891.
Ward was born on December 6, 1858 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. His Medal of Honor is credited to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Ward died on March 11, 1901 in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 42. He is buried at New Calvary Cemetery in Mattapan, Massachusetts.
Ward is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 265 credited to Massachusetts.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Continued to fight after being severely wounded.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Indian Wars.
Places
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Timeline
- December 6, 1858Born in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
- December 29, 1890Act of valor — Wounded Knee Creek, South DakotaAge 32. Company B, 7th U.S. Cavalry
- April 16, 1891Medal of Honor presented
- March 11, 1901Died in Boston, MassachusettsAge 42.
- Resting placeNew Calvary CemeteryMattapan, Massachusetts
Biography
James Ward (1854–1901) was a United States Army soldier in the American Indian Wars and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Wounded Knee Massacre.
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