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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
 

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