Civil War
Uriah Brown
Private · U.S. Army
Company G, 30th Ohio Infantry
22 May 1863 · Vicksburg, Mississippi
Public domain. Beyer, W. F. and O. F. Keydel. "Deeds of Valor: How America's Heroes Won the Medal of Honor", Vol. I, p. 193. Detroit, Michigan: The Perrien–Keidel Company, 1905. Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Ohio
- Action
- Vicksburg, Mississippi
The citation
Official citation
Despite the death of his captain at his side during the assault he continued carrying his log to the defense ditch. While he was laying his log in place he was shot down and thrown into the water. Unmindful of his own wound he, despite the intense fire, dragged 5 of his comrades from the ditch, wherein they lay wounded, to a place of safety.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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