John H. Brown (1842 – August 7, 1898) was a
United States
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soldier who fought with the
47th Ohio Infantry during the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...
. He received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the
Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. ...
, for his action during the
Battle of Vicksburg
The siege of Vicksburg (May 18 – July 4, 1863) was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. In a series of maneuvers, Union Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee crossed the Missis ...
in Mississippi on May 19, 1863. He was honored with the award on August 24, 1896.
Biography
John Brown was born in
Boston
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,
in 1842. He enlisted with the 47th Ohio Infantry at
Cincinnati, Ohio
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.
Sometime after returning home from the war, he wed Ohio native Latvian B. Davis (1849–1926), a Cincinnati native who was a daughter of William Washington Davis and Catherine J. (Shields) Davis. By 1870, he was employed as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, and resided in the 16th Ward of Cincinnati, Ohio with his wife, Latvian, and their one-year-old daughter, Lillie, a native of Colorado, and a servant, 17-year-old Katherine Gotten. In 1877, they greeted the arrival of daughter, Grace Ella, who died the same year on April 14. At the Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio.
John Brown died in Dear born County, Indiana on August 7, 1898, and was laid to rest at the Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio.
External links
* “John H. Brown”, in
2015 Convention: Massachusetts Recipients. Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina: Medal of Honor Convention, Congressional Medal of Honor Society, retrieved online August 9, 2018.
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John H. Brown (Medal of Honor information), in “Hall of Valor”. Tysons, Virginia: Military Times, Sightline Media Group, retrieved online August 9, 2018.
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John H. Brown (memorial and grave site information). Salt Lake City, Utah: Find A Grave, retrieved online August 9, 2018.
Medal of Honor citation
On August 24, 1896, John H. Brown was awarded the U.S.
Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. ...
for his valor during the
Battle of Vicksburg
The siege of Vicksburg (May 18 – July 4, 1863) was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. In a series of maneuvers, Union Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee crossed the Missis ...
. His citation read:
"Voluntarily carried a verbal message from Col. A. C. Parry to Gen. Hugh Ewing through a terrific fire and in plain view of the enemy.["Brown, John H." (profile), Congressional Medal of Honor Society.]
See also
*
List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F
References
Find a Grave
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1842 births
1898 deaths
People of Massachusetts in the American Civil War
People of Ohio in the American Civil War
Union Army officers
United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor