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U.S. Army

Charles W. Brouse

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1863

Unit/CommandCompany K, 100th Indiana Infantry

BirthplaceIndianapolis, Indiana

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.

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1863

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