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VERY RARE "Union Army General" Louis Wagner Hand Written Page COA:
$489.99

Up for sale a RARE! "Union Army General" Louis Wagner Hand Written Page. This item is

certified authentic by Todd Mueller and comes with their Certificate of

Authenticity.  

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Louis

Wagner (August 4, 1838 –

January 15, 1914) was a German-born American military infantry officer who served in

the Union Army and as the 9th Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic,

1880-1881. Wagner was born August 4, 1838 in Giessen, Germany. He moved with his parents to the

United States at age 11 and eventually learned the trade of a lithograph printer. Wagner enlisted in August 1861 with

the 88th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry during

the Civil War and was

mustered in September 13, 1861 and commissioned 1st lieutenant of

Company D. He rose to the rank of captain of

Company D and was wounded in action at the Second Battle of Bull Run and

captured, but paroled and recovered in hospital at Alexandria, Virginia; for his distinguished service during the battle, he

was promoted to major of the

regiment. Wagner was wounded in action again at the Battle of Chancellorsville and

returned to Philadelphia where he

was recovering but deemed unfit for service in the field. During his recovery,

Wagner was promoted to lieutenant colonel,

and he volunteered for the command of Camp William Penn, the first United States Army training camp

for African American 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. Wagner

was eventually promoted colonel and served as

commander of the 5th Brigade, Pennsylvania National Guard until the war's end. For

meritorious service during the war, Wagner received a promotion to brevet brigadier general of

U.S. Volunteers, March 13, 1865. After the war, Wagner served as commissioner

of public works for Philadelphia and was very active in the Grand Army of the Republic,

both at the local, state, and national levels. Wagner was a charter member and

first commander of G.A.R. Post #6 in Germantown, November 13,

1866. The following year he was elected Commander of the Pennsylvania

Department and both Junior Vice-Commander and Commander-in-Chief in 1870. He

served as Senior Vice-Commander-in-Chief, 1871-1872. Wagner was elected 9th

Commander-in-Chief of the G.A.R. in 1880 at the national encampment in Dayton, Ohio. During his membership with the

G.A.R., from 1868 to 1913, he only missed two national encampments. Wagner died

January 15, 1914 at his home in Germantown and is buried in Ivy Hill Cemetery,

Philadelphia.

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