U.S. Army
Brush, George WashingtonConflictCivil War
RankCaptain
Year of Action1864
Unit/CommandCompany B, 34th U.S. Colored Infantry
HometownWest Hills, New York
Citation
Voluntarily commanded a boat crew, which went to the rescue of a large number of Union soldiers on board the stranded steamer Boston, and with great gallantry succeeded in conveying them to shore, being exposed during the entire time to heavy fire from a Confederate battery.
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