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Civil War
William H. Ward
Captain · U.S. Army
Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry
3 May 1863 · Vicksburg, Mississippi
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Michigan
- Action
- Vicksburg, Mississippi
The citation
Official citation
Voluntarily commanded the expedition which, under cover of darkness, attempted to run the enemy's batteries.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
