| Francis A. Wallar | |
| Office: | Sheriff of Vernon County, Wisconsin |
| Term Start: | January 1881 |
| Term End: | January 1883 |
| Predecessor: | James H. Hewey |
| Successor: | S. R. Pollard |
| Party: | Republican |
| Birth Date: | 15 August 1840 |
| Birth Place: | Guernsey County, Ohio, U.S. |
| Death Place: | South Dakota, U.S. |
| Restingplace: | Walnut Mound Cemetery, Retreat, Wisconsin |
| Allegiance: | United States |
| Branch: | United States Volunteers Union Army |
| Rank: | 1st Lieutenant, USV |
| Unit: | 6th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry |
| Serviceyears: | 1861 - 1865 |
| Battles: | American Civil War |
| Mawards: | Medal of Honor |
Francis Asbury Wallar (August 15, 1840April 30, 1911) was a Union Army volunteer in the American Civil War and received the Medal of Honor for actions on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1, 1863. He was a corporal in Company I of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, in the Iron Brigade of the Army of the Potomac. During the battle, he engaged a Confederate soldier of the 2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment in single combat, capturing him and seizing his battle flag.[1]
Following the war he became Sheriff of Vernon County, Wisconsin.[2] Wallar died in 1911[3] and was buried in Walnut Mound Cemetery in Retreat, Wisconsin. A plaque commemorating Wallar was installed at the cemetery in Retreat in 1961.[1]
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company I, 6th Wisconsin Infantry. Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863. Entered service at: DeSoto, Vernon County, Wis. Birth: Guernsey County, Ohio. Date of issue: December 1, 1864.
Citation:
Capture of flag of 2d Mississippi Infantry (C.S.A.).[4]