John Ward (Medal of Honor recipient)

John Ward (Medal of Honor recipient)

Infobox Military Person
name=John Ward
born= 1848
died= death year and age|1911|1848
placeofbirth=Arkansas
placeofdeath=
placeofburial=


caption=
nickname=
allegiance=United States of America
branch=United States Army
serviceyears=
rank=Sergeant
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unit=U.S. Army Indian Scouts, 24th Infantry Regiment
battles=Indian Wars
awards=Medal of Honor
laterwork=

John Ward (1848 – 1911) was a Black Seminole who served as a United States Army Indian Scout and received America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States.

Ward enlisted in the Army at Fort Duncan, Texas, and joined other Black Seminoles known as the "Seminole Negro Indian Scouts". On April 25, 1875, he was serving as a Sergeant of the 24th Infantry Regiment by the Pecos River in Texas where, " [w] ith 3 other men, he participated in a charge against 25 hostiles while on a scouting patrol." A month later, on May 28, 1875, Ward was issued the Medal of Honor for his actions during the engagement. Two of the other men who took part in the charge, Pompey Factor and Isaac Payne, both Black Seminoles, also received Medals of Honor.

Ward died at age 62 or 63 and was buried at the Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery in Brackettville, Texas.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Sergeant, 24th U.S. Infantry Indian Scouts Place and date: At Pecos River, Tex., April 25, 1875. Entered service at. Fort Duncan, Tex. Birth: Arkansas. Date of issue: May 28, 1875.

Citation.

:With 3 other men, he participated in a charge against 25 hostiles while on a scouting patrol.

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
*List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Indian Wars
*List of African American Medal of Honor recipients
*List of Native American Medal of Honor recipients

References

*findagrave|18146 Retrieved on 2007-01-15
*cite web
publisher = U.S. Army Center of Military History
title = Indian War Period Medal of Honor Recipients
work = Medal of Honor Citations
date = 2005-04-19
url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/indianwars.html
accessdate = 2007-01-15

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SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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