John H. Brown
Medal of Honor recipient
About John H. Brown
Lived 1842 – 1898 (aged 55–56). John H. Brown was an American.
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.
Biography John Brown was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1842. He enlisted with the 47th Ohio Infantry at Cincinnati, Ohio. 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.
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Who was John H. Brown?
Medal of Honor recipient
When was John H. Brown born?
John H. Brown was born in 1842 in Boston.
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John H. Brown died on 7 August 1898 in Cincinnati.
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John H. Brown was American.
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