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John W. Wagner

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John W. Wagner Famous memorial Veteran

Birth
Clear Spring, Washington County, Maryland, USA
Death
24 Aug 1896 (aged 58–59)
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.291142, Longitude: -71.107959
Plot
Section 21, Lot 3805
Memorial ID
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Corporal in the Union Army in Company F, 8th Missouri Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 22, 1863 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. His citation reads "Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Corporal in the Union Army in Company F, 8th Missouri Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 22, 1863 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. His citation reads "Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

Bio by: Don Morfe


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  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Dec 5, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8155611/john_w-wagner: accessed ), memorial page for John W. Wagner (1837–24 Aug 1896), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8155611, citing Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.