Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Abram B. Brant was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions on June 25, 1876 in Little Big Horn, Montana during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company D, 7th U.S. Cavalry. Brant was about 27 years old.
22 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on October 5, 1878, 2 years after the action.
Brant was born in 1849 in New York, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri. Brant died on October 4, 1878 in near Camp Ruhlen, Dakota Territory, at the age of about 29. He is buried at Fort Meade National Cemetery in Sturgis, South Dakota.
Brant is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 78 credited to Missouri.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Brought water for the wounded under a most galling fire.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Timeline
- 1849Born in New York, New York
- June 25, 1876Act of valor — Little Big Horn, MontanaAge about 27. Company D, 7th U.S. Cavalry
- October 4, 1878Died in near Camp Ruhlen, Dakota TerritoryAge about 29.
- October 5, 1878Medal of Honor presented posthumously
- Resting placeFort Meade National CemeterySturgis, South Dakota
