BRAS, EDGAR A. - Medal of Honor Recipient


Rank and organization:   Sergeant, Company K, 8th lowa Infantry. Place and date: Spanish Fort, Ala., 8 April 1865.

Entered service at:   Louisa County, lowa.

Birth:   Jefferson County, lowa.

Date of issue:   8 June 1865.

Citation:   Capture of flag.

This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)