The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Uriah H. Brown, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 22 May 1863, while serving with Company G, 30th Ohio Infantry, in action at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Despite the death of his captain at his side during the assault Private Brown 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 five of his comrades from the ditch, wherein they lay wounded, to a place of safety.