▁Ward ' s ▁Di ary . ▁They ▁married ▁on ▁Aug . ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁ ▁Al most ▁immediately ▁after ward , ▁Ward ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁Union ▁Army ▁and ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁front ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁wounded ▁three ▁times . ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁he ▁successfully ▁pet ition ed ▁for ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC , ▁where ▁he ▁and ▁L iz zie ▁then ▁moved . ▁ ▁L iz zie ▁assist ed ▁him ▁in ▁editing ▁a ▁news letter ▁called ▁" The ▁Icon oc last ," ▁dedicated ▁to ▁free ▁thinking ▁and ▁attacks ▁on ▁organized ▁religion . ▁She ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁a ▁son , ▁but ▁the ▁child ▁died ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁year ▁old . ▁L iz zie ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁Ros am ond ▁As en ath ▁Sim ons ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁L ester ▁Frank ▁Ward ▁as ▁his ▁second ▁wife ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁ ▁College ▁After ▁moving ▁to ▁Washington , ▁Ward ▁attended ▁Columb ian ▁College , ▁now ▁the ▁George ▁Washington ▁University , ▁and ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁with ▁the ▁degree ▁of ▁A . B .. ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁degree ▁of ▁LL . B . ▁( and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Bar ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ), ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁A . M . ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁