Charles W. Brouse

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.

Charles W. Brouse
Born(1839-12-30)December 30, 1839
Indianapolis, Indiana
DiedOctober 26, 1904(1904-10-26) (aged 64)
Place of burial
Crown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Union Army
Years of service1862 - 1865
RankCaptain
Unit 100th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Battles/warsBattle of Missionary Ridge
Awards Medal of Honor

Biography

Brouse was commissioned as a Captain of Company K, 100th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry on September 24, 1862, and was discharged due to disability on January 16, 1865.[1] He received the Medal of Honor on May 16, 1899, for his actions at the Battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, on November 25, 1863.

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. [2]

See also
  • List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A-F

References
  1. Indiana, Adjutant General's Office, Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, vol. III (Indianapolis: Samuel M. Douglas, State Printer, 1866), p. 144.
  2. Congressional Medal of Honor Society
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