MANNED WITH SAILORS AND COMMANDED BY LT. COMMANDER GILLIS OF THE U.S.S. MILWAUKE, WHICH WAS SUNK BY A CONFEDERATE TORPEDO IN BLAKELEY RIVER. ARMED WITH TWO 4.2IN PARROTT RIFLED CANNON FIRING PROJECTILES WEIGHING 30LBS, THESE GUNS FIRED ON CONFEDERATE BATT ...

Edgar A. Bras (October 6, 1841 to June 24, 1923) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Bras received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Spanish Fort in Ala ...