William H. Ward

Captain William H. Ward (December 9, 1840 – April 11, 1927), was an American officer of the United States Army. He received the Medal of Honor for heroism at Vicksburg, Mississippi, May 3, 1863.

William Ward is buried at Highland Park Cemetery in Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Captain, Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry. Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., May 3, 1863. Entered service at: Adrian, Mich. Born: December 9, 1840, Adrian, Mich. Date of issue: January 2, 1895.

Citation:

Voluntarily commanded the expedition which, under cover of darkness, attempted to run the enemy's batteries.

See also

• List of Medal of Honor recipients
• List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: T–Z

References

• "William H. Ward". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6403202. Retrieved 2008-02-01. 
• "Civil War Medal of Honor recipients (M-Z)". Medal of Honor citations. United States Army Center of Military History. August 3, 2009. http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwarmz.html. Retrieved July 1, 2010.