CAPT William H Ward - Highland Park Cemetery - Kansas City, Ks - Medal Of Honor Resting Places on Waymarking.com

This government issued marble headstone is near the northeast entrance of the Highland Park Cemetery - 3801 State Ave. in Kansas City, Ks.

From the Center of Military History for the U.S. Army - William Ward's Medal of Honor Citation:
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"WARD, WILLIAM H.

Rank and organization: Captain, Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry. Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 3 May 1863. Entered service at: Adrian, Mich. Born: 9 December 1840, Adrian, Mich. Date of issue: 2 January 1895. Citation: Voluntarily commanded the expedition which, under cover of darkness, attempted to run the enemy's batteries."

More information on the action of May 3 from the Andrew Davidson Medal of Honor Citation:
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"Andrew Dickinson (sic - should be Davidson), 47th Ohio Infantry, was an assistant surgeon for the Union Army during the Civil War. He received a Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Vicksburg on May 3, 1863. On May 3, 1863, a Union steam tug and two barges loaded with needed supplies for the troops in the field were tasked with making their way past Vicksburg, Mississippi beneath a concentration of Confederate batteries. Assistant Surgeon Andrew Davidson earned the Medal of Honor as one of a group of volunteers under Captain William Ward who, under cover of darkness, risked their lives beneath these enemy guns in order to re-supply the embattled troops."

Armed Service: Army

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