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Morris Brown, Jr.
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 (New York), 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 Volunteer Infantry, 126th New York Infantry, and by the time of his death was, as a Captain (United States O-3), captain, 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 Flags of the Confederate States of America, 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 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake View Cemetery (Penn Yan, New York)
Lake View Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at Penn Yan, New York, Penn Yan in Yates County, New York. It is a cemetery property that includes wooded and open acres included in the cemetery's historic landscape plan and developed in two phases between about 1855 and 1906. The property includes the Abraham Wagener Memorial Chapel, a two-story brick Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic Revival structure built in 1923–1924.''See also:'' It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. Notable burials * Morris Brown, Jr. (1842–1864), Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient * Samuel S. Ellsworth (1790–1863), New York's 26th District in the United States House of Representatives from 1845 to 1847 * Brigadier General Ralph Wilson Hoyt (1849–1920), commander of the Department of the Lakes * Edward Johnston (Medal of Honor), Edward Johnston (1844–1920), Indian Wars Medal of Honor Recipient * Joshua Lee (New York politician), Joshua Lee (1783–1841), New Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
