Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Edgar A Bras
Details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company K,
8th Iowa Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: April 8, 1865
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Spanish Fort, Alabama, USA
Citation
Capture of flag.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: July 8, 1865
Presented by Lieutenant J. J. Lyon, assistant inspector-general of the Sixteenth Army Corps, at parade.
- Born: October 6, 1841, Jefferson County, IA, United States
- Died: June 24, 1923, Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
- Buried: Evergreen Cemetery (PM) (20-N1/2 -9-1), Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States