John Warden
Born: June 11, 1841 at Cook County, Illinois
Home Town: Lemont, Illinois
Medal of Honor
American Civil War
U.S. Army
Date of Issue: September 2, 1893
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal John Warden, United States Army, for gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party on 22 May 1863, while serving with Company E, 55th Illinois Infantry, in action at Vicksburg, Mississippi.