general of volunteers to which grade he had been appointed by President Johnson on January 13, 1866 to rank from October 13, 1865. The U.S. Senate confirmed this appointment on March 12, 1866. He was the last major general of volunteers appointed during the American Civil War period. He also was commissioned colonel of the 45th United States Infantry Regiment. Later, on April 10, 1867, President Johnson appointed Swayne to the grade of brevet major general in the Regular Army to rank from March 2, 1867. The Senate approved this nomination on April 15, 1867. Swayne was mustered out of the volunteer army on September 1, 1867, but stayed in the Regular Army. After the war, he served as head of the Freedmen's Bureau for Alabama from July 26, 1865 to January 14, 1868. From March 2, 1867 to July 14, 1868, as local army commander, Swayne effectively controlled the State government although Robert M. Patton remained the nominal governor during this period. Swayne was unassigned as of March 15, 1869 when the army was reorganized and his regiment was consolidated with the 14th U.S. Infantry Regiment. Swayne retired from the army on July 1, 1870. He then moved to Toledo, Ohio, where he established a law practice. He moved in 1881 to New York City, where he set up another law practice, specializing in representing telegraph and railroad companies. In 1893, he was awarded a Medal of Honor for "conspicuous gallantry in restoring order at a critical moment and leading his regiment in a charge" at Corinth. By May 1899, the North American Trust Company had directors such as John G. Carlisle, Adlai E. Stevenson, and Wager Swayne. He died in New York City on December 18, 1902 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery Arlington County, Virginia, Plot: Section 3, Lot 1406. Medal of Honor citation Rank and Organization: Rank and organization: Lieutenant Colonel, 43d Ohio Infantry. Place and date: At Corinth, Miss., October 4, 1862. Entered service at: Columbus, Ohio. Born: November 10, 1834, Columbus, Ohio. Date of issue: August 19, 1893. Citation: Conspicuous gallantry in restoring order at a critical moment and leading his regiment in a charge. See also List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: Q–S List of American Civil War generals (Union) List of Ohio's American Civil War generals Bibliography of the American Civil War Notes References Eicher, John H., and