Ward, John Henry Hobart

Life Span
to
Full name
John Henry Hobart Ward
Place of Birth
New York, NY
Burial Place
Monroe, NY
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
Education
Other
Other Education
Trinity College (CT)
Occupation
Military
Other
Other Occupation
City official
Relation to Slavery
White non-slaveholder
Political Parties
Republican
Other Affiliations
Masons
Government
Local government
Military
US military (Pre-Civil War)
Union Army
Date Event
In New York City, Republican "Wide Awakes" brawl with Bell supporters on Broadway
- The first pitched battle of the war between armies results in a Union disaster at Bull Run
At Gettysburg, Union General Daniel Sickles disregards orders and loses much of his III Corps and his right leg
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