John W. Wagner-Jamaica Plain, MA
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Don.Morfe
N 42° 17.472 W 071° 06.480
19T E 326214 N 4684260
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Vicksburg, MS on May 22, 1863. He is buried in Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, MA in Section 21, Lot 3805.
Waymark Code: WM10TVB
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 06/23/2019
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He was born in 1837 in Clear Spring, MD and died on August 24, 1896 in Boston, MA. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: WAGNER, JOHN W.
• Rank and organization: Corporal, Company F, 8th Missouri Infantry
• Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863
• Entered service at: St. Louis, Mo.
• Date of issue: 14 December 1894
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."
Armed Service: Army
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