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Wagner, John W.

U.S. Army

Wagner, John W.

Wagner, John W.

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1863

Unit/CommandCompany F, 8th Missouri Infantry

HometownClear Spring, Maryland

Citation

Gallantry in the charge of the “volunteer storming party.”

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1863

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