Serving as a sailor in the U.S. Navy, Landsman Amos Bradley received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 24, 1862 at Fort Jackson & St. Philip, Louisiana during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with U.S.S. Varuna. Bradley was about 25 years old.
18 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day.
Bradley was born in 1837 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York. Bradley died on June 9, 1894 in Spokane, Washington, at the age of about 57. He is buried at Greenwood Memorial Terrace in Spokane, Washington.
Bradley is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Served on board the U.S.S. Varuna in one of the most responsible positions, during the attacks on Forts Jackson and St. Philip, and while in action against the rebel ship Morgan 24 April 1862. Although guns were raking the decks from behind him, Bradley remained steadfast at the wheel throughout the thickest of the fight, continuing at his station and rendering service with the greatest courage until his ship, repeatedly holed and twice rammed by the rebel ship Morgan, was beached and sunk.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
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Timeline
- 1837Born in Dansville, Livingston County, New York
- April 24, 1862Act of valor — Fort Jackson & St. Philip, LouisianaAge about 25. U.S.S. Varuna
- June 9, 1894Died in Spokane, WashingtonAge about 57.
- Resting placeGreenwood Memorial TerraceSpokane, Washington
Biography
Amos Bradley (1837 – June 9, 1894) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip.
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