John Ward (Medal of Honor)

John Ward (1847 or 1848 – March 24, 1911) was a Black Seminole who served as a United States Army Indian Scout and received America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States.

Two of the other men who took part in the charge, Pompey Factor and Isaac Payne, both Black Seminoles, also received Medals of Honor.

Ward was discharged from the army in October 1894, and worked as a farmer for the rest of his life.

[1] He died at age 62 or 63 and was buried at the Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery in Brackettville, Texas.

Rank and organization: Sergeant, 24th U.S. Infantry Indian Scouts Place and date: At Pecos River, Tex., April 25, 1875.