Gen Johann Andreas “John” Wagener Veteran

Birth: 21 Jul 1816
Germany
Death: 27 Aug 1876 (aged 60)
Walhalla, Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
Burial: Bethany Cemetery

Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 34.7648694, Longitude: -83.0693944
Plot: Section: 3 Grave: 52
Memorial ID: 7187743 View Source

JOHANN ANDREAS WAGENER, SON OF JOHANN ANDREAS WAGENER AND REBECCA HENKIN. BORN IN SIEVERN, HANNOVER GERMANY.CSA GENERAL, FOUNDER OF WALHALLA SOUTH CAROLINA, MAYOR OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA.

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Born July 21, 1816 in Sievern, Hanover, Germany, Soldier, Statesman, friend, counsellor and advisor to German emigrants in Charleston and the state of South Carolina. Founder of Walhalla 1850. Colonel, 1st artillery regiment South Carolina, CSA, Brigadier general, 4th brigade, SC state militia, Mayor of Charleston. Died Aug 27 1876 in Walhalla, buried here Aug 29, 1876 at his request. His remains were removed to Bethany cemetery, Charleston, SC Mar 30 1877 - see findagrave # 7187743

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Maria Eliese Wagner Wagener

1822–1897 (m. 1837)

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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7187743/johann_andreas-wagener: accessed ), memorial page for Gen Johann Andreas “John” Wagener (21 Jul 1816–27 Aug 1876), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7187743, citing Bethany Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Athanatos (contributor 46907585).