Wager Swayne
Born: November 10, 1834
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio
Father: U.S. Associate Justice Noah Haynes Swayne 1804 – 1884
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Mother: Sarah Ann Wager 1810 – 1881
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Wife: Ellen Harris 1846 – 1909
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Children:
Virginia Washington Swayne Lomas 1877 – 1937
(Buried: Southampton Cemetery, Southampton, New York)
Education:
1856: Graduated from Yale University
1859: Graduated from Cincinnati Law School
Occupation before War:
1859 – 1861: Attorney in Columbus, Ohio
Civil War Career:
1861: Major of 43rd Ohio Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 43rd Ohio Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the Battle of Island Number 10
1862: Served in the Siege of Corinth, Mississippi
1862 – 1865: Colonel of 43rd Ohio Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1864: Garrison Duty in Tennessee
1864: Served in the Battle of Resaca, Georgia
1864: Served in the Battle of Dallas, Georgia
1864: Served in the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia
1864: Served in the Battle of Atlanta, Georgia
1864: Served In Sherman’s March to the Sea, Georgia
1865 Wounded during crossing of Salkehatchie River
1865: His right leg had to be amputated due to his wound
1865: Brevetted Brigadier General for his service in the war
1865 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1865 – 1866: Head of Alabama’s Freedmen’s Bureau
1866 – 1868: Major General of Union Army, Volunteers
1867: Mustered out of the Union Army on September 1st
Occupation after War:
1866 – 1868: Major General of Union Army, Volunteers
1867 – 1869: Colonel of United States Army, 45th Infantry Regiment
1867 – 1868: Military Governor of Alabama
1869 – 1870: Colonel in United States Army, unassigned Duty
1870: Retired from United States Army on July 1st
1870 – 1881: Attorney in Toledo, Ohio
1881 – 1902: Attorney in New York City, New York
1893: Recipient of Medal of Honor for Battle of Corinth, Mississippi
1899 – 1902: Director of North American Trust Company
Died: December 18, 1902
Place of Death: New York City, New York
Cause of Death: Diabetic coma
Age at time of Death: 68 years old
Burial Place: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
Medal of Honor Citation | The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Lieutenant Colonel Wager Swayne, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on October 4, 1862, while serving with 43d Ohio Infantry, in action at Corinth, Mississippi, for conspicuous gallantry in restoring order at a critical moment and leading his regiment in a charge. |
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