Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Francis
A.
Waller
August 15, 1840

–

April 30, 1911

Cemetery:

Walnut Mound Cemetery

In 1880 Francis Waller became the Sheriff of Vernon County, Wisconsin.

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    6th Wisconsin Infantry

    Action Date:

    July 1, 1863
    Date of Issue: December 1, 1864

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal Francis A. Waller, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 1 July 1863, while serving with Company I, 6th Wisconsin Infantry, in action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, for capture of flag of 2d Mississippi Infantry (Confederate States of America).