Ward, James b. December 6, 1858 d. March 11, 1901 Indian Campaigns Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in the United States Army in Company B, 7th U.S. Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on December 29, 1890 at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota. His citation reads "Continued to fight after being severely wounded." (Bio by: Don Morfe) New Calvary Cemetery, Mattapan, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Plot: Section 1, Lot 793
Weld, Theodore Dwight b. November 23, 1803 d. February 3, 1895 Abolitionist, Social Reformer. He was one of the most influential abolitionists of the Civil War era but he was so intent on avoiding personal publicity that he never became as well known as some of his contemporaries. Born in Hampton, Connecticut, he moved to upstate New York as a young man and there joined the revivalist movement of Charles Finney. He began to study for the ministry and first made his reputation speaking out for temperance, but by 1830 he had taken up the cause of abolition...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway) Mount Hope Cemetery, Mattapan, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
b. December 6, 1858 d. March 11, 1901
b. November 23, 1803 d. February 3, 1895
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