Civil War
Robert B. Brown
Private · U.S. Army
Company A, 15th Ohio Infantry
25 November 1863 · Missionary Ridge, Tennessee
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Ohio
- Action
- Missionary Ridge, Tennessee
The citation
Official citation
Upon reaching the ridge through concentrated fire, he approached the color bearer of the 9th Mississippi Infantry (C.S.A.), demanded his surrender with threatening gesture and took him prisoner with his regimental flag.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
