Thomas J. Ward
Born: August 18, 1837 at Romney, West Virginia
Home Town: Decatur, Illinois
Date of Issue: July 27, 1894
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Thomas J. Ward, United States Army, for gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party on 22 May 1863, while serving with Company C, 116th Illinois Infantry, in action at Vicksburg, Virginia.