Unit/Command: Company M, 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: June 25, 1864
Medal of Honor Action Place: Staunton River Bridge, Virginia, USA
Citation
Voluntarily took part in the charge; went alone in the front of his regiment under a heavy fire to secure the body of his captain, who had been killed in the action.
Medal of Honor Recipient Nelson W. Ward
Additional Details
Accredited to: Rutland, Meigs County, Ohio
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: September 10, 1897
Born: November 20, 1837, Madison Township, Columbiana County, OH, United States
Died: February 5, 1929, Long Beach, CA, United States
Buried: Sunnyside Cemetery (PM) (N Chapel-14-15-5), Long Beach, CA, United States