Francis A. Waller
Military Person
1840 – 1911
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Who was Francis A. Waller?
Francis Ashbury Wallar or Waller 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.
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- Born
- Aug 15, 1840
Ohio - Also known as
- Francis Waller
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Virginia
- Died
- Apr 30, 1911
Retreat
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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