Charles W. Brouse

Charles W. Brouse
Born(1839-12-30)December 30, 1839
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
DiedOctober 26, 1904(1904-10-26) (aged 64)
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Place of burial
Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service / branchUS Army
Union Army
Years of service1862–1865
RankCaptain
UnitIndiana 100th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Battles / warsBattle of Missionary Ridge
Awards Medal of Honor

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's grave at Crown Hill Cemetery

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.[1] He received the Medal of Honor on May 16, 1899, for his actions at the Battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, on November 25, 1863.

He died from heart disease at his home in Indianapolis on October 26, 1904, and was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery.[2]

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. [3]

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.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Indiana, Adjutant General's Office, Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, vol. III (Indianapolis: Samuel M. Douglas, State Printer, 1866), p. 144.
  2. ^ "Capt. Charles W. Brouse is Found Dead in Bed". The Indianapolis Star. October 27, 1904. p. 7. Retrieved October 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Winther, Oscar Osburn (1958). With Sherman to the Sea: Civil War Reminiscenses of Theodore F. Upson. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. p. 87.
  4. ^ Congressional Medal of Honor Society