U.S. Army
Ward, Thomas J.ConflictCivil War
RankSergeant Major
Year of Action1863
Unit/CommandCompany C, 116th Illinois Infantry
HometownRomney, West Virginia
Citation
Gallantry in the charge of the “volunteer storming party.”
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