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Louis Wagner (American general)

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soldiers. Upon a surgeon's recommendation, Wagner received the command and was detached from his regiment during the entire time that the camp was in operation.
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where he was recovering but deemed unfit for service in the field. During his recovery, Wagner was promoted to
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After the war, Wagner served as commissioner of public works for Philadelphia and was very active in the
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During his membership with the G.A.R., from 1868 to 1913, he only missed two national encampments.
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and served as commander of the 5th Brigade, Pennsylvania National Guard until the war's end.
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This article is about the American Civil War general. For the 20th-century general, see
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Wagner died January 15, 1914, at his home in Germantown and is buried in
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For meritorious service during the war, Wagner received a promotion to
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Wagner was a charter member and first commander of G.A.R. Post #6 in
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Final Journal of the Grand Army of the Republic, 1866-1956
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and was mustered in September 13, 1861, and commissioned
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and captured, but paroled and recovered in hospital at
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List of Grand Army of the Republic commanders-in-chief
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Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic
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Louis C. Wagner Jr.

Giessen
Grand Duchy of Hesse
Germantown
Pennsylvania
Ivy Hill Cemetery
Philadelphia
United States of America
Union
United States Army
Union Army

Colonel

Brevet
Brigadier General
88th Pennsylvania Infantry
American Civil War
Battle of Cedar Mountain
First Battle of Rappahannock Station
Battle of Thoroughfare Gap
Battle of Groveton
Second Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Chancellorsville
9th Commander-in-Chief
Grand Army of the Republic
German
American
Union Army

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