George Day Wagner
Born: September 22, 1829
Birthplace: Ross County, Ohio
Father: Johann Michael Wagner 1804 – 1866
Mother: Margaret Day 1805 – 1876
Wife: Frances Elizabeth Alexander 1831 – 1865
(Buried: Armstrong Chapel Cemetery, Green Hill, Indiana)
Children:
Ella Minerva Wagner Bowyer 1850 – 1922
(Buried: Armstrong Chapel Cemetery, Green Hill, Indiana)
John Mason Wagner 1857 – 1908
(Buried: Armstrong Chapel Cemetery, Green Hill, Indiana)
Lilla Morton Wagner Bailey 1861 – 1882
(Buried: Armstrong Chapel Cemetery, Green Hill, Indiana)
Occupation before War:
Farmer in Warren County, Indiana
Indiana State Representative
Indiana State Senator
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1863: Colonel of 15th Indiana Infantry Regiment
1861: Served with his regiment in Western Virginia
1862: Brigade Commander at the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
1862 – 1863: Brigade Commander at the Battle of Stones River
1863 – 1865: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1863: Brigade Commander during Battle of Chickamuga
1863: Brigade Commander during Battle of Missionary Ridge
1864: Brigade Commander at Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
1864: Division Commander during Franklin – Nashville Campaign
1864: His military Career would be ruined at Battle of Franklin
1865: Served in St. Louis, Missouri during the end of the War
1865: Mustered out of the Union Army in August
Occupation after War:
1866 – 1869: Attorney in Williamsport, Indiana
President of Indiana State Agriculture Society
Helped publicize modern agriculture practices and procedures
Died: February 13, 1869
Place of Death: Indianapolis, Indiana
Cause of Death: Overdose of a prescription medication
Age at time of Death: 39 years old
Burial Place: Armstrong Chapel Cemetery, Green Hill, Indiana
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