Ward, James H.

Class Year

Class of 1823

Highest Rank/Rate

CAPT

Conflict

Civil War

Branch/Unit

USN

Notes

KIA Aquia Creek, 27 June 1861; 1st union naval officer killed in civil war; Ward Hall, USNA, named for him; cdr Potomac flotilla from the steamer Freeborn in 1st naval engagement, 31 May 1861

Citation

“Ward, James H.,” Norwich University Alumni Veterans, accessed September 8, 2024, https://veterans.nuarchives.com/items/show/10.