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Francis A. Waller
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

Francis A. Waller

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United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Francis Wallar
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Place of birth
Ohio
Place of death
Retreat
Age
70 years
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Biography

Francis Ashbury Wallar was a corporal in the 6th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army who received the Medal of Honor. On July 1, 1863 while participating in the Battle of Gettysburg, he engaged a Confederate soldier in single combat, capturing him and seizing his battle flag.
Following the war he became Sheriff of Vernon County, Wisconsin. He is buried in Walnut Mound Cemetery Retreat, Wisconsin.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Corporal, Company I, 6th Wisconsin Infantry. Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863. Entered service at: DeSoto, Vernon County, Wis. Birth: Guernsey County, Ohio. Date of issue: December 1, 1864.

Citation:

Capture of flag of 2d Mississippi Infantry (C.S.A.).

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