Swayne, Wager, 1834-1902
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Born in Columbus, Oh., Wager Swayne was the son of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Noah Haynes Swayne. After graduating from Yale University he returned to Ohio to practice law. During the U.S. Civil War Swayne served as a field officer in one of Ohio's three-year infantry regiments. Appointed major of the 43rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Swayne fought in the battles of Iuka and Corinth, and later participated in the Atlanta Campaign, after which he was made brigadier general. He suffered a severe wound in South Carolina that necessitated the amputation of his leg. Following the Civil War, Swayne served in the Freedmen's Bureau and as military governor of Alabama. He later worked as a lawyer in both Ohio and New York, N.Y.
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https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85273365
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Diplomatic and consular service, American
Freedmen
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
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Louisiana
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Ireland
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Ohio
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New York (State)
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