JAMES HARMON WARD
Rate/Rank
CDR
Service Branch
USN 3/1823 - 6/1861
Born
09/25/1806HARTFORD, CT
FIRST UNION NAVY OFFICER KILLED IN ACTION - CIVIL WAR
USS WARD DD-139 NAMED IN HIS HONOR
USS WARD DD-139 NAMED IN HIS HONOR
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
EXECUTIVE OFFICER, U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY, ANNAPOLIS, MD
ONE OF FIVE FOUNDERS OF U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY
COMMANDING OFFICER, USS CUMBERLAND (FRIGATE)
COMMANDING OFFICER, USS VIXEN (STEAM GUNBOAT)
COMMANDING OFFICER, USS JAMESTOWN (SAILING SLOOP OF WAR)
USS THOMAS FREEBORN (SIDE-WHEEL STEAM GUNBOAT) - FLAGSHIP
NAVY YARD, WASHINGTON, DC
NAVY YARD, PHILADELPHIA, PA
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
CIVIL WAR CAMPAIGN MEDAL - NAVY