Thomas M. Wagner

Thomas M. Wagner (c. 1824 – July 17, 1862) was a 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.

Thomas M. Wagner
Thomas M. Wagner's tomb at St Michael's Episcopal Churchyard, Charleston (the white column)
Bornca. 1824
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
Died(1862-07-17)July 17, 1862
Fort Moultrie, Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
Buried
St. Michael's Churchyard in Charleston, South Carolina
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Service/branch Confederate States Army
Years of service1861 – 1862
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Commands held 1st South Carolina Artillery

Before the war, he was a South Carolina state senator and an executive of the Charleston and Savannah Railroad.

Thomas M. Wagner at Find a Grave

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