John W. Wagner

{{For|other people with the same name|John Wagner (disambiguation)}}{{Infobox military person

|birth_date = c. 1837

|death_date = August 24, 1896

|birth_place = Clear Spring, Maryland

|death_place =

|placeofburial = Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts

|image = Wagner, John W. (1837-1896) c1890 MoH winner public domain.jpg

|allegiance = United States of America

|branch = United States Army

|rank = Corporal

|unit = Company F, 8th Missouri Infantry Regiment

|battles = American Civil War
Battle of Vicksburg

|awards = {{Flagicon image|Medal of Honor ribbon.svg}} 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.

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.

Medal of Honor citation

{{quote|The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal John W. Wagner, United States Army, for gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party on 22 May 1863, while serving with Company F, 8th Missouri Infantry, in action at Vicksburg, Mississippi.}}

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{{cite web|title=Medal of Honor Recipients|website=United States Army Center of Military History|url=http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_sz.html#WAGNER|accessdate=18 December 2014|archive-date=10 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910000445/https://history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_sz.html#WAGNER|url-status=dead}}

{{cite web

|title=Valor awards for John W. Wagner

|website=Military Times, Hall of Valor

|url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/2027

|access-date=18 December 2014

|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141217185909/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=2027

|archive-date=17 December 2014

|url-status=live

}}

{{cite web

|title=WALL, JERRY

|website=Congressional Medal of Honor Society