Nelson W. Ward

Branch

U.S. Army

Era

Civil War

Home state

Ohio

Action

Staunton River Bridge, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

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.

Sources

• U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
• Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.