Pvt. James Daniel Gardner
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
36th U.S. Colored Troops
Sept. 16, 1839 - Sept. 29, 1905
Served during the Civil War as a private in
Company 1, 36th United States Colored Troops.
He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his
bravery at the Battle of Chapins Farm,
Virginia on September 29, 1864.
Marker can be reached from Gloucester Courthouse Grounds, in the median.
Courtesy hmdb.org
