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.
Biography
Brouse was commissioned as a Captain of Company K,
100th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry on September 24, 1862, and was discharged due to disability on January 16, 1865. He received the Medal of Honor on May 16, 1899, for his actions at the
Battle of Missionary Ridge
The Battle of Missionary Ridge was fought on November 25, 1863, as part of the Chattanooga Campaign of the American Civil War. Following the Union victory in the Battle of Lookout Mountain on November 24, Union forces in the Military Division of ...
, Tennessee, on November 25, 1863.
He died from heart disease at his home in
Indianapolis
Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion ...
on October 26, 1904, and was buried at
Crown Hill Cemetery.
Battle of Missionary Ridge
Brouse was on detached duty at the beginning of the battle but opted to take part anyway. His wounds during the battle were so severe that battlefield surgeons assumed he was a lost cause and did not address his wounds at first. After finding him still alive after 48 hours, they finally dressed his wounds.
Medal of Honor citation
Citation:
To encourage his men whom he had ordered to lie down while under severe fire, and who were partially protected by slight earthworks, himself refused to lie down, but walked along the top of the works until he fell severely wounded.Congressional Medal of Honor Society
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See also
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List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A-F
References
External links
Military Times
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1839 births
1904 deaths
Union Army officers
United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
People of Indiana in the American Civil War
American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor
Burials at Crown Hill Cemetery