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John Warden

Corporal John Warden, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War May 22, 1863

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Corporal John Warden received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company E, 55th Illinois Infantry. Warden was 21 years old.

99 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on September 2, 1893, 30 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of First Lieutenant.

Warden was born on June 11, 1841 in Cook County, Illinois. His Medal of Honor is credited to Lemont, Du Page County, Illinois. Warden died on July 2, 1906 in Sumner, Washington, at the age of 65. He is buried at Orting Cemetery in Orting, Washington.

Warden is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 210 credited to Illinois.

Official Medal of Honor citation

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

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Cook County — map
  • Died: Washington — map
  • Buried: Orting Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. June 11, 1841
    Born in Cook County, Illinois
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 21. Company E, 55th Illinois Infantry
  3. September 2, 1893
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. July 2, 1906
    Died in Sumner, Washington
    Age 65.
  5. Resting place
    Orting Cemetery
    Orting, Washington

Biography

John Warden (June 11, 1841 – July 2, 1906) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry during the May 22, 1863 Siege of Vicksburg. Warden joined the 55th Illinois Infantry in September 1861, and was mustered out in August 1865.

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Also honored for actions on May 22, 1863

CA Christian Albert Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WA William J. Archinal Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 CA Clinton Lycurgus Armstrong Private · Army Civil War · 1863 DA David Ayers Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JA John G. k Ayers Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William H. Barringer Private · Army Civil War · 1863 MB Matthew Bickford Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 TB Thomas A. Blasdel Private · Army Civil War · 1863 EB Emmer Bowen Private · Army Civil War · 1863 UB Uriah H. Brown Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William P. Brownell Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1863 JB John C. Buckley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 100 recipients for May 22, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Illinois

EW Elwood N. Williams Private · Army Civil War · 1862 WP Wesley James Powers Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 MH Milton Lorenzi Haney Regimental Chaplain · Army Civil War · 1864 WB William Wallace Burritt Private · Army Civil War · 1863 SM Samuel McConnell Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 TP Thomas H. l Payne First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.