Morris Brown Jr. (August, 1842 – June 22, 1864) was an American soldier who received the
Medal of Honor for valor during the
American Civil War.
Biography
Brown was attending
Hamilton College when he joined the
Union Army in August 1862. At Hamilton he was a member of
Chi Psi fraternity. He served in the
126th New York Infantry, and by the time of his death was, as a
captain
Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...
, the senior living officer of his regiment. He was
killed in action on June 22, 1864, at
Petersburg, Virginia. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on March 6, 1869, for his actions at the
Battle of Gettysburg which included the capture of a large number of Confederates as well as the heroic capture of a
Confederate flag.
A book detailing his exploits during the Civil War was released in 2012 and is entitled "Fight All Day, March All Night" by Wayne Mahood.
Two other men of the 126th New York Infantry won the Medal of Honor for their actions at Gettysburg,
Jerry Wall
Jerry C. Wall (July 1, 1841 - April 8, 1923) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
Wall was born in Geneva, New York, and he entered service in Milo. Wall was a ...
and
George H. Dore
Sergeant George Henry Doré (June 24, 1845 – February 8, 1927) was an English soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Doré received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during ...
.
Medal of Honor citation
Citation:
Capture of flag.Congressional Medal of Honor Society
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See also
*
List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Battle of Gettysburg
*List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F
References
External links
Biographical article*
Military Times
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1842 births
1864 deaths
Union Army soldiers
United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
People of New York (state) in the American Civil War
Union military personnel killed in the American Civil War
People from Hammondsport, New York
American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor
Burials at Lake View Cemetery (Penn Yan, New York)