John W. Wagner

For other people with the same name, see John Wagner (disambiguation).
John W. Wagner
Bornc. 1837
Clear Spring, Maryland
DiedAugust 24, 1896
Buried
Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service / branchUnited States Army
RankCorporal
UnitCompany F, 8th Missouri Volunteer Infantry
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War
Battle of Vicksburg
Awards Medal of Honor

John W. Wagner (c. 1837-August 24, 1896) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.[1]

Wagner was born in Clear Spring, Maryland, and he entered service in St. Louis, Missouri. Wagner was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863, for his gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party as a corporal with Company F of the 8th Missouri Infantry.

His Medal of Honor was issued on December 14, 1894, and Wagner died in 1896 and was buried in Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts.[2]

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