The son of William & Mary (Gillan) Wagaman, in 1860 he was a farmer living in Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland. He stood 5' 4" tall and had light hair and blue eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted at the stated age of seventeen in Frederick, Maryland, March 10, 1862, which likely means he had parental permission but still overstated his age. He mustered into federal service at Williamsport, Washington County, March 18 as a private with Co. E, 3rd Maryland Potomac Home Brigade Infantry. Captured by Stonewall Jackson's forces at Harpers Ferry September 15, 1862, he was paroled shortly thereafter and the following November ordered to Alexandria, Virginia, to await exchange. Instead, he went AWOL and is not listed as present until ca. March 1863. Once back on duty, he deserted from camp along the B & O Railroad to date August 15, 1863, but returned March 4, 1864, apparently on his own, and restored to duty by special order from 8th Army Corps headquarters. Although not court-martialed, he lost all pay and allowances and an additional $4.72 for losing his canteen and knapsack. (In 1887, the War Department expunged the desertion charge.) However, he went AWOL again on July 9, 1864, "on the march from Monocacy Bridge" following the battle there but again returned to duty. Forced to make up some of his lost time, he did not discharge in March 1865 as expected but honorably discharged with his company May 29, 1865. His surname is on the rolls as "Wagerman." Note that the obituary seen here erroneously places him with the 3rd Maryland Infantry.
Following the war, he married Mary E. Miller and fathered the children you see linked below. In 1880-90, he was living in Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland, and was a member of Damuth Post No. 80, G.A.R.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted at the stated age of seventeen in Frederick, Maryland, March 10, 1862, which likely means he had parental permission but still overstated his age. He mustered into federal service at Williamsport, Washington County, March 18 as a private with Co. E, 3rd Maryland Potomac Home Brigade Infantry. Captured by Stonewall Jackson's forces at Harpers Ferry September 15, 1862, he was paroled shortly thereafter and the following November ordered to Alexandria, Virginia, to await exchange. Instead, he went AWOL and is not listed as present until ca. March 1863. Once back on duty, he deserted from camp along the B & O Railroad to date August 15, 1863, but returned March 4, 1864, apparently on his own, and restored to duty by special order from 8th Army Corps headquarters. Although not court-martialed, he lost all pay and allowances and an additional $4.72 for losing his canteen and knapsack. (In 1887, the War Department expunged the desertion charge.) However, he went AWOL again on July 9, 1864, "on the march from Monocacy Bridge" following the battle there but again returned to duty. Forced to make up some of his lost time, he did not discharge in March 1865 as expected but honorably discharged with his company May 29, 1865. His surname is on the rolls as "Wagerman." Note that the obituary seen here erroneously places him with the 3rd Maryland Infantry.
Following the war, he married Mary E. Miller and fathered the children you see linked below. In 1880-90, he was living in Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland, and was a member of Damuth Post No. 80, G.A.R.
The son of William & Mary (Gillan) Wagaman, in 1860 he was a farmer living in Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland. He stood 5' 4" tall and had light hair and blue eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted at the stated age of seventeen in Frederick, Maryland, March 10, 1862, which likely means he had parental permission but still overstated his age. He mustered into federal service at Williamsport, Washington County, March 18 as a private with Co. E, 3rd Maryland Potomac Home Brigade Infantry. Captured by Stonewall Jackson's forces at Harpers Ferry September 15, 1862, he was paroled shortly thereafter and the following November ordered to Alexandria, Virginia, to await exchange. Instead, he went AWOL and is not listed as present until ca. March 1863. Once back on duty, he deserted from camp along the B & O Railroad to date August 15, 1863, but returned March 4, 1864, apparently on his own, and restored to duty by special order from 8th Army Corps headquarters. Although not court-martialed, he lost all pay and allowances and an additional $4.72 for losing his canteen and knapsack. (In 1887, the War Department expunged the desertion charge.) However, he went AWOL again on July 9, 1864, "on the march from Monocacy Bridge" following the battle there but again returned to duty. Forced to make up some of his lost time, he did not discharge in March 1865 as expected but honorably discharged with his company May 29, 1865. His surname is on the rolls as "Wagerman." Note that the obituary seen here erroneously places him with the 3rd Maryland Infantry.
Following the war, he married Mary E. Miller and fathered the children you see linked below. In 1880-90, he was living in Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland, and was a member of Damuth Post No. 80, G.A.R.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted at the stated age of seventeen in Frederick, Maryland, March 10, 1862, which likely means he had parental permission but still overstated his age. He mustered into federal service at Williamsport, Washington County, March 18 as a private with Co. E, 3rd Maryland Potomac Home Brigade Infantry. Captured by Stonewall Jackson's forces at Harpers Ferry September 15, 1862, he was paroled shortly thereafter and the following November ordered to Alexandria, Virginia, to await exchange. Instead, he went AWOL and is not listed as present until ca. March 1863. Once back on duty, he deserted from camp along the B & O Railroad to date August 15, 1863, but returned March 4, 1864, apparently on his own, and restored to duty by special order from 8th Army Corps headquarters. Although not court-martialed, he lost all pay and allowances and an additional $4.72 for losing his canteen and knapsack. (In 1887, the War Department expunged the desertion charge.) However, he went AWOL again on July 9, 1864, "on the march from Monocacy Bridge" following the battle there but again returned to duty. Forced to make up some of his lost time, he did not discharge in March 1865 as expected but honorably discharged with his company May 29, 1865. His surname is on the rolls as "Wagerman." Note that the obituary seen here erroneously places him with the 3rd Maryland Infantry.
Following the war, he married Mary E. Miller and fathered the children you see linked below. In 1880-90, he was living in Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland, and was a member of Damuth Post No. 80, G.A.R.
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