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Charles W. Brouse

Captain Charles W. Brouse, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on November 25, 1863 at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War November 25, 1863

Captain Charles W. Brouse was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on November 25, 1863 at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company K, 100th Indiana Infantry. Brouse was 23 years old.

15 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 16, 1899, 35 years after the action.

Brouse was born on November 30, 1839 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Brouse died on October 26, 1904 in Indianapolis, Indiana, at the age of 64. He is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Brouse is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 75 credited to Indiana.

Official Medal of Honor citation

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

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Wounds and injuries

What the citation records about his wounds:

To encourage his men whom he had ordered to lie down while under severe fire and who were partially protected by slight earthworks, Brouse himself refused to lie down, but walked along the top of the works until he fell severely wounded.
  • Manner of death: natural causes
  • Cause of death: heart disease
  • Age at death: 64
  • Resting place: Crown Hill Cemetery

Cause and manner of death: Wikidata.

Battles and campaigns

1863 · Civil War

Battle of Missionary Ridge

Result: Union victory

7 Medal of Honor recipients

Places

  • Born: Indianapolis — map
  • Died: Irvington Historic District — map
  • Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. November 30, 1839
    Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
  2. November 25, 1863
    Act of valor — Missionary Ridge, Tennessee
    Age 23. Company K, 100th Indiana Infantry
  3. May 16, 1899
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. October 26, 1904
    Died in Indianapolis, Indiana
    Age 64.
  5. Resting place
    Crown Hill Cemetery
    Indianapolis, Indiana

Biography

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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Also honored for actions on November 25, 1863

George Lovell Banks Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JB James Bennett Bell Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 Henry Van ness Boynton Lieutenant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1863 Robert Bruce Brown Private · Army Civil War · 1863 FD Freeman Davis Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 Thomas N. Graham Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 George Green Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 Hiram Reese Howard Private · Army Civil War · 1863 RJ Ruel M. Johnson Major · Army Civil War · 1863 SJ Simeon T. Josselyn First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 Leverett Mansfield Kelley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 John S. Kountz Musician · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 16 recipients for November 25, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Indiana

WS William Steinmetz Private · Army Civil War · 1863 IH Ira Hough Private · Army Civil War · 1864 JK Jeremiah Kuder Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 Orville Tyron Chamberlain Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 WK William Wesley Kendall First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 WC William W. Chisman Private · Army Civil War · 1863
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.