James Daniel Gardner

Infobox Military Person
name=James Daniel Gardner
born= birth date|1839|9|16
died= Death date and age|1905|9|29|1839|9|16
placeofbirth=Gloucester, Virginia
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caption=Sergeant James D. Gardner
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allegiance= United States of America
branch=United States Army
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rank=Sergeant
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unit=36th Regiment United States Colored Troops
battles=American Civil War *Battle of Chaffin's Farm
awards=Medal of Honor
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James Daniel Gardner or Gardiner (16 September, 1839–29 September, 1905) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm.

Biography

A native of Gloucester County, Virginia, Gardner was serving as a private in Company I of the 36th Regiment U.S. Colored Troops when his unit participated in the Battle of Chaffin's Farm on 29 September 1864 in Virginia. Three days before the end of the war, on 6 April 1865, he was issued the Medal of Honor for his actions at Chaffin's Farm.

Gardner reached the rank of Sergeant before leaving the Army. He died at the age of 66, on the 41st anniversary of his Medal of Honor action, and was buried at Calvary Cemetery, Ottumwa, Iowa. A memorial commemorating Gardner, erected in 2005 and unveiled in 2006, was placed in his hometown of Gloucester, Virginia.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Private, Company I, 36th U.S. Colored Troops. Place and date: At Chapins Farm, Va., 29 September 1864. Entered service at:------. Birth: Gloucester, Va. Date of issue: 6 April 1865.

Citation:

:Rushed in advance of his brigade, shot a rebel officer who was on the parapet rallying his men, and then ran him through with his bayonet.

Descendants

*John Alfred Gardner
*Christopher Columbus Gardner
*Patricia Gardner Wilmore
*William Gardner
*Vernon Gardner
*Gayraud Wilmore
*Earle Sherwood Gardner
*Carolyn Gardner Valentine
*Sherwood C. Gardner
*Benton A. Gardner
*John J. Valentine

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
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*List of African American Medal of Honor recipients

References

*findagrave|7661519 Retrieved on 2007-01-03
*cite web
publisher = U.S. Army Center of Military History
title = Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients (A-L)
work = Medal of Honor Citations
date = 2005-04-27
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/civwaral.html
accessdate = 2007-01-03
*cite web
publisher = Home of Heroes
title = James Gardner, Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
work = Medal of Honor Citation
date =
url = http://www.medalofhonor.com/JamesGardner.htm
accessdate = 2007-10-29
*cite web
publisher = Gloucester County Historical Society
title = Historical Information
work = Civil War Monument (Private James Daniel Gardner)
date = 2007-06-19
url = http://www.gloucesterva.info/MONU2.HTM
accessdate = 2007-10-29

Persondata
NAME= Gardner, James Daniel
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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