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Wager Swayne (November 10, 1834 – December 18, 1902) was a Union Army colonel during the American Civil War and was appointed as the last major general of volunteers of the Union Army. Swayne received America's highest military decoration the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Second Battle of Corinth. He also was effectively the military governor of Alabama from March 2, 1867 to July 14, 1868 after the passage of the first Reconstruction Act by the U.S. Congress until Alabama was readmitted to the Union. Robert M. Patton remained the nominal governor during this period but as the local army commander, Swayne controlled the State government. During the Reconstruction era, Swayne oversaw the Freedmen's Bureau in Alabama and helped establish schools for African Americans in the state. He

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  • Wager Swayne (* 10. November 1834 in Columbus, Ohio; † 18. Dezember 1902 in New York City) war ein General der US Army während des Amerikanischen Bürgerkriegs, der Amerikas höchste Militärauszeichnung, die Medal of Honor, für seinen herausragenden Mut bei der ersten Schlacht um Corinth empfing. Darüber hinaus war er auch während der ersten Tage der Reconstruction zwischen 1867 und 1868 Militärgouverneur des Bundesstaates Alabama. (de)
  • Wager Swayne, né le 10 novembre 1834 et mort le 18 décembre 1902, est un général et homme politique démocrate. Il est gouverneur militaire de l'Alabama entre 1867 et 1868, lors de la reconstruction après la guerre de Sécession. (fr)
  • Wager Swayne (November 10, 1834 – December 18, 1902) was a Union Army colonel during the American Civil War and was appointed as the last major general of volunteers of the Union Army. Swayne received America's highest military decoration the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Second Battle of Corinth. He also was effectively the military governor of Alabama from March 2, 1867 to July 14, 1868 after the passage of the first Reconstruction Act by the U.S. Congress until Alabama was readmitted to the Union. Robert M. Patton remained the nominal governor during this period but as the local army commander, Swayne controlled the State government. During the Reconstruction era, Swayne oversaw the Freedmen's Bureau in Alabama and helped establish schools for African Americans in the state. He was the first person born after Alabama statehood, to govern the state. (en)
  • Wager Swayne, född 10 november 1834 i Columbus, Ohio, död 18 december 1902 i New York, var en amerikansk general. Han tjänstgjorde i nordstaternas armé i amerikanska inbördeskriget och var militärguvernör i Alabama under rekonstruktionstiden 1867–1868. Han tilldelades Medal of Honor för sina insatser vid . Fadern var aktiv medlem av Republikanska partiet i Ohio och blev senare utnämnd av Abraham Lincoln till USA:s högsta domstol. Wager Swayne utexaminerades 1856 från Yale och 1859 från . Efter att ha inlett sin karriär som jurist vid faderns advokatpraktik tog Swayne den 31 augusti 1861 värvning som major i infanteriet. Senare samma år befordrades han till överstelöjtnant i vilken egenskap utmärkte han sig 1862 vid belägringen av Corinth. Efter det slaget befordrades han till överste. Swayne sårades den 22 januari 1865 i South Carolina två veckor efter att ha blivit befordrad till brigadgeneral. Swayne styrde Alabama som tillförordnad militärguvernör. Han blev utnämnd till ämbetet i juli 1867 och efterträddes av en ordinarie guvernör, William Smith, som vann guvernörsvalet 1868. (sv)
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  • Wager Swayne (* 10. November 1834 in Columbus, Ohio; † 18. Dezember 1902 in New York City) war ein General der US Army während des Amerikanischen Bürgerkriegs, der Amerikas höchste Militärauszeichnung, die Medal of Honor, für seinen herausragenden Mut bei der ersten Schlacht um Corinth empfing. Darüber hinaus war er auch während der ersten Tage der Reconstruction zwischen 1867 und 1868 Militärgouverneur des Bundesstaates Alabama. (de)
  • Wager Swayne, né le 10 novembre 1834 et mort le 18 décembre 1902, est un général et homme politique démocrate. Il est gouverneur militaire de l'Alabama entre 1867 et 1868, lors de la reconstruction après la guerre de Sécession. (fr)
  • Wager Swayne (November 10, 1834 – December 18, 1902) was a Union Army colonel during the American Civil War and was appointed as the last major general of volunteers of the Union Army. Swayne received America's highest military decoration the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Second Battle of Corinth. He also was effectively the military governor of Alabama from March 2, 1867 to July 14, 1868 after the passage of the first Reconstruction Act by the U.S. Congress until Alabama was readmitted to the Union. Robert M. Patton remained the nominal governor during this period but as the local army commander, Swayne controlled the State government. During the Reconstruction era, Swayne oversaw the Freedmen's Bureau in Alabama and helped establish schools for African Americans in the state. He (en)
  • Wager Swayne, född 10 november 1834 i Columbus, Ohio, död 18 december 1902 i New York, var en amerikansk general. Han tjänstgjorde i nordstaternas armé i amerikanska inbördeskriget och var militärguvernör i Alabama under rekonstruktionstiden 1867–1868. Han tilldelades Medal of Honor för sina insatser vid . Swayne styrde Alabama som tillförordnad militärguvernör. Han blev utnämnd till ämbetet i juli 1867 och efterträddes av en ordinarie guvernör, William Smith, som vann guvernörsvalet 1868. (sv)
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