b. 06/10/1834 Monroe County, Indiana. d. 28/01/1912 Portland, Indiana.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 02/12/1863 Walkers Ford, Tennessee.
Louis J Bruner MOH
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Private in Company H, 5th Indiana Cavalry for action on December 2, 1863 at Walker’s Ford, Tennessee. His citation reads “Voluntarily passed through the enemy’s lines under fire and conveyed to a battalion, then in a perilous position and liable to capture, information which enabled it to reach a point of safety.” He would not receive his Medal of Honor until 9 March 1896, nearly 36 years after Walkers Ford.
MOH CITATION:
Voluntarily passed through the enemy’s lines under fire and conveyed to a battalion, then in a perilous position and liable to capture, information which enabled it to reach a point of safety.
BURIAL LOCATION: GREEN PARK CEMETERY, PORTLAND, INDIANA.
SECTION 3.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: INDIANA WAR MEMORIALS, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.
