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{{Infobox military person |name= Wager Swayne |born= {{Birth date|1834|11|10}} |died= {{Death date and age|1902|12|18|1834|11|10}} |image= [[File:WSwayne.jpg|200px]] |caption=Medal of Honor recipient |placeofbirth= [[Columbus, Ohio]] |placeofdeath= [[New York City]] |placeofburial=[[Arlington National Cemetery]] |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |allegiance= [[United States|United States of America]]<br/>[[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] |branch= [[United States Army]]<br/>[[Union Army]] |serviceyears= 1861{{ndash}} 1870 |rank= [[Major general (United States)|Major General]] |unit= [[43rd Ohio Infantry]] |commands= Military [[List of Governors of Alabama|Governor]] of Alabama |battles= [[American Civil War]] *[[Battle of Iuka]] *[[Siege of Corinth]] *[[Atlanta Campaign]] |awards= [[Medal of Honor]] |relations=[[Noah Haynes Swayne]] }} '''Wager Swayne''' (November 10, 1834{{ndash}} December 18, 1902) was a [[Union Army]] general during the [[American Civil War]] who received America's highest military decoration the [[Medal of Honor]] for his actions at the [[Siege of Corinth]]. He was also appointed military [[List of Governors of Alabama|Governor]] of [[Alabama]] during the early days of [[Reconstruction era of the United States|Reconstruction]], serving from 1867 to 1868. ==Biography== Born in [[Columbus, Ohio]], he was the son of [[Noah Haynes Swayne]], [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Associate Justice]] of the [[United States Supreme Court]]. He graduated from [[Yale University]] and became a lawyer in Ohio. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War as a field officer in one of Ohio's three-year [[infantry]] [[regiment]]s. In August 1861, [[Governor of Ohio|Governor]] [[William Dennison (Ohio governor)|William Dennison]] appointed Swayne as [[Major (United States)|major]] of the [[43rd Ohio Infantry|43rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry]], which was being organized in [[Mount Vernon, Ohio]]. He fought at the battles of [[Battle of Iuka|Iuka]] and [[Siege of Corinth|Corinth]], and was promoted to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the regiment's [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]]. Swayne led the 43rd OVI with distinction during the [[Atlanta Campaign]] and was later promoted to [[Brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]]. Swayne had his leg amputated from a severe wound suffered in 1865 in South Carolina. He mustered out of the volunteer army later that year, but stayed in the [[Regular Army]]. After the war, he served in the [[Freedmen's Bureau]] and moved to Alabama, where he served as [[military governor]]. He retired from the Army in 1870 and moved to [[Toledo, Ohio]], where he established a law practice. He moved in 1881 to [[New York City]], where he set up another law practice, specializing in representing telegraph and railroad companies. In 1893, he was awarded a [[Medal of Honor]] for "conspicuous gallantry in restoring order at a critical moment and leading his regiment in a charge" at Corinth. He died in New York City and was buried at [[Arlington National Cemetery]] Arlington County, Virginia, Plot: Section 3, Lot 1406.<ref>{{findagrave|5885526}} Retrieved on 2007-11-08</ref> ==Medal of Honor citation== [[File:medal of honor old.jpg|80px|left|]] '''Rank and Organization:''' :Rank and organization: Lieutenant Colonel, 43d Ohio Infantry. Place and date: At Corinth, Miss., October 4, 1862. Entered service at: Columbus, Ohio. Born: November 10, 1834, Columbus, Ohio. Date of issue: August 19, 1893. '''Citation:''' Conspicuous gallantry in restoring order at a critical moment and leading his regiment in a charge.<ref name=AMOHW1> {{cite web |publisher=AmericanCivilWar.com |title="Civil War Medal of Honor citations" (S-Z): Swayne, Wager |date = |url=http://americancivilwar.com/medal_of_honor8.html |accessdate=2007-11-09}}</ref><ref name=AMOHW2> {{cite web |publisher=army.mil |title="Medal of Honor website” (M-Z): Swayne, Wager |date = |url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwarmz.html |accessdate=2007-11-09}}</ref> {{clear}} ==See also== {{Portal box|Biography|United States Army|American Civil War}} *[[List of Medal of Honor recipients]] *[[List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: Q–S#S|List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: Q–S]] *[[List of American Civil War generals#Union-S|List of American Civil War generals]] *[[List of Ohio's American Civil War generals]] ==Notes== {{Reflist|2}} {{Start box}} {{S-off}} {{Succession box |before = [[Robert M. Patton]] |title=[[List of Governors of Alabama|Governor of Alabama]] |years = 1867—1868 |after = [[William Hugh Smith|William H. Smith]]}} {{End box}} {{Governors of Alabama}} {{Persondata |NAME= Swayne, Wager |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION= [[United States Army]] [[Medal of Honor]] recipient |DATE OF BIRTH=November 10, 1834 |PLACE OF BIRTH=[[Columbus, Ohio]] |DATE OF DEATH=December 18, 1902 |PLACE OF DEATH=[[New York City]] }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Swayne, Wager}} [[Category:1834 births]] [[Category:1902 deaths]] [[Category:Army Medal of Honor recipients]] [[Category:Governors of Alabama]] [[Category:People from Columbus, Ohio]] [[Category:People of Ohio in the American Civil War]] [[Category:Union Army generals]] [[de:Wager Swayne]] [[fi:Wager Swayne]]
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