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Medal of Honor Recipient

James Ward

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-003271Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1890

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Medal of Honor

December 29, 1890

Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Company B, 7th U.S. Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Continued to flght after being severely wounded.

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. James Ward — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003286
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Entered service at
Boston, Mass.
Archive transcription SHA-256
36ed572e924e942dfa5dd55ddd42018dcf53f198ce4e05a6ebd3868d8da37b85

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

Controlled nonprimary-candidate resolution through 7th Cavalry service and Wounded Knee action.

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