11th Pennsylvania Cavalry

Medal of Honor Recipient

 NELSON W. WARD

Private, Company M, 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Columbiana County, Ohio.

Citation: At Staunton River Bridge, Va., 25 June 1864, voluntarily took part in a charge; went alone in front of his regiment under a heavy fire to secure the body of his captain, who had been killed in the action.

Date of Issue: 10 September 1897

 

Source: The U.S. Army Center of Military History.

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