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Charles W Brouse

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Years of service
  
1862 - 1865

Rank
  
Captain

Awards
  
Medal of Honor


Died
  
October 26, 1904

Name
  
Charles Brouse

Charles W. Brouse Charles W Brouse 1839 1904 Find A Grave Memorial

Born
  
December 30, 1839 Indianapolis, Indiana (
1839-12-30
)

Place of burial
  
Crown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana

Service/branch
  
United States Army Union Army

Battles/wars
  
Battle of Missionary Ridge

Battles and wars
  
Battle of Missionary Ridge

Unit
  
100th Indiana Infantry Regiment

Allegiance
  
United States of America

Charles W. Brouse (December 30, 1839 – October 26, 1904) was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the American Civil War.

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Charles W. Brouse Charles W Brouse 1839 1904 Find A Grave Memorial

Biography

Brouse was commissioned as a Captain of the 100th Indiana Infantry Regiment in August 1862, and was discharged due to disability in January 1865. He received the Medal of Honor on May 16, 1899, for his actions at the Battle of Missionary Ridge.

Medal of Honor citation

Citation:

To encourage his men whom he had ordered to lie down while under severe fire, and who were partially protected by slight earthworks, himself refused to lie down, but walked along the top of the works until he fell severely wounded.

References

Charles W. Brouse Wikipedia