About Thomas M. Wagner
Lived 1824 – 1862 (aged 37–38). Thomas M. Wagner was an American military officer and politician.
Thomas M. Wagner (c. 1824 – July 17, 1862) was an American military officer, who held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He was killed when a cannon exploded during an inspection at Fort Moultrie. The main fortification on Morris Island was subsequently named for him and was the site of the First and Second Battle of Fort Wagner.
Before the war, he was a South Carolina state senator and an executive of the Charleston and Savannah Railroad.
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Who was Thomas M. Wagner?
American military officer
When was Thomas M. Wagner born?
Thomas M. Wagner was born in 1824 in Charleston.
When did Thomas M. Wagner die?
Thomas M. Wagner died on 17 July 1862 in Fort Moultrie.
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Thomas M. Wagner was a military officer and politician.
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Thomas M. Wagner was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Thomas M. Wagner. https://biography.guide/thomas-m-wagner/
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