Francis Asbury "Frank" Wallar (August 15, 1840 â April 30, 1911) was a Union Army volunteer in the American Civil War and received the Medal of Honor for actions on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1, 1863. He was a corporal in Company I of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, in the Iron Brigade of the Army of the Potomac. During the battle, he engaged a Confederate soldier in single combat, capturing him and seizing his battle flag.
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| - Francis Asbury "Frank" Wallar (August 15, 1840 â April 30, 1911) was a Union Army volunteer in the American Civil War and received the Medal of Honor for actions on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1, 1863. He was a corporal in Company I of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, in the Iron Brigade of the Army of the Potomac. During the battle, he engaged a Confederate soldier in single combat, capturing him and seizing his battle flag. (en)
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| - Guernsey County, Ohio, U.S. (en)
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| - Sheriff of Vernon County, Wisconsin (en)
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| - Francis Asbury "Frank" Wallar (August 15, 1840 â April 30, 1911) was a Union Army volunteer in the American Civil War and received the Medal of Honor for actions on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1, 1863. He was a corporal in Company I of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, in the Iron Brigade of the Army of the Potomac. During the battle, 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. Wallar died in 1911 and was buried in in Retreat, Wisconsin. A plaque commemorating Wallar was installed at the cemetery in Retreat in 1961. (en)
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| - Walnut Mound Cemetery, Retreat, Wisconsin (en)
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