John H. Brown (Medal of Honor)

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John H. Brown
Born1842
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedAugust 7, 1898
Cincinnati, Ohio
Buried
Spring Grove Cemetery, Ohio
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Service/branchFlag of the United States Army (official proportions).svg  United States Army
Rank Captain
Unit Flag of Ohio.svg 47th Ohio Infantry
Battles/wars Battle of Vicksburg
AwardsMedal of Honor ribbon.svg Medal of Honor

John H. Brown (1842 – August 7, 1898) was a United States soldier who fought with the 47th Ohio Infantry during the American Civil War. He received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Vicksburg in Mississippi on May 19, 1863. He was honored with the award on August 24, 1896. [1] [2]

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Biography

John Brown was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1842. He enlisted with the 47th Ohio Infantry at Cincinnati, Ohio. [1]

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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. [3] 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.

Medal of Honor citation

On August 24, 1896, John H. Brown was awarded the U.S. Medal of Honor for his valor during the Battle of Vicksburg. His citation read:

Medal of Honor United States of Americas highest military honor

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"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. [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients" . Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  2. ↑ ”Brown, John H.” (profile). Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina: Congressional Medal of Honor Society, retrieved online August 9, 2018.
  3. ↑ ”Brown, John H., Latvian B., Lillie B., ET. AL.”, in U.S. Census (Cincinnati, Ohio, 1870). Washington, D.C.: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.”
  4. ↑ "Brown, John H.", "Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients", U.S. Army Center of Military History."
  5. ↑ "Brown, John H." (profile), Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
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