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Edgar A. Bras

Sergeant Edgar A. Bras, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 8, 1865 at Spanish Fort, Alabama during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 8, 1865

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Sergeant Edgar A. Bras received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 8, 1865 at Spanish Fort, Alabama during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company K, 8th Iowa Infantry. Bras was 23 years old.

4 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 8, 1865 — presented by Lieutenant J. J. Lyon, assistant inspector-general of the Sixteenth Army Corps, at parade.

Bras was born on October 6, 1841 in Jefferson County, Iowa. His Medal of Honor is credited to Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa. Bras died on June 24, 1923 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at the age of 81. He is buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Bras is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 55 credited to Iowa.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Capture of flag.

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: Battle of Spanish Fort.

Places

  • Born: Jefferson County — map
  • Died: Florida — map

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Timeline

  1. October 6, 1841
    Born in Jefferson County, Iowa
  2. April 8, 1865
    Act of valor — Spanish Fort, Alabama
    Age 23. Company K, 8th Iowa Infantry
  3. July 8, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
    Presented by Lieutenant J. J. Lyon, assistant inspector-general of the Sixteenth Army Corps, at parade.
  4. June 24, 1923
    Died in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
    Age 81.
  5. Resting place
    Evergreen Cemetery
    Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Biography

Edgar A. Bras (October 6, 1841 – June 24, 1923) was a United States soldier who fought with the 8th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. He received his nation's highest award for valor, the U.S. Medal of Honor, for the bravery he displayed during the Battle of Spanish Fort in Alabama on April 8, 1865. That award was conferred on June 8, 1865.

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Also honored for actions on April 8, 1865

TA Thomas Anderson Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 MR Morton A. Read First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 CS Charles Schorn Chief Bugler · Army Civil War · 1865 BS Bernard Shields Private · Army Civil War · 1865

More Civil War recipients from Iowa

AS Andrew Jackson Sloan Private · Army Civil War · 1864 AP Albert Power Private · Army Civil War · 1862 Richard H. Cosgriff Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Norman Francis Bates Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 OB Orson W. Bennett First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 NF Nicholas Fanning Private · Army Civil War · 1865
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.