s ▁official ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁c itation ▁reads : ▁Ser ved ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁U . S . S . ▁Var una ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁responsible ▁positions , ▁during ▁the ▁attacks ▁on ▁Fort s ▁Jackson ▁and ▁St . ▁Philip , ▁and ▁while ▁in ▁action ▁against ▁the ▁re bel ▁ship ▁Morgan , ▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁Although ▁guns ▁were ▁ra king ▁the ▁de cks ▁from ▁behind ▁him , ▁Brad ley ▁remained ▁stead fast ▁at ▁the ▁wheel ▁throughout ▁the ▁thick est ▁of ▁the ▁fight , ▁continu ing ▁at ▁his ▁station ▁and ▁rendering ▁service ▁with ▁the ▁greatest ▁courage ▁until ▁his ▁ship , ▁repeatedly ▁ho led ▁and ▁twice ▁ram med ▁by ▁the ▁re bel ▁ship ▁Morgan , ▁was ▁be ached ▁and ▁s unk . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁Brad ley ▁moved ▁to ▁Sp ok ane , ▁Washington . ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁the ▁Ross ▁Park ▁neighborhood ▁on ▁June ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁at ▁age ▁ 5 6 ▁or ▁ 5 7 ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁Sp ok ane ' s ▁Green wood ▁Memorial ▁Terra ce . ▁His ▁grave ▁was ▁un mark ed ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁when ▁his ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁recip ient ▁was ▁discovered ▁and ▁a ▁military ▁head stone ▁was ▁installed . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁recip ients : ▁A - F ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 3