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Lieut William H Brown

Birth
Georgia, USA
Death
1 Jul 1862 (aged 26–27)
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Burial
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2nd Lieutenant, Company A, 21st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry, CSA

Birth year is approximate.

William H. Brown, born in Georgia, was a 26-year-old single bookkeeper when he enlisted May 15, 1861, at Vicksburg, Mississippi, as 1st Sergeant in Capt. D. N. Moody's Company, Mississippi Volunteers. He was appointed Sergeant Major on July 26, 1861, and promoted to 3rd Lieutenant on October 16, 1861, and 2nd Lieutenant of February 13, 1862. Lt. William H. Brown was killed at Malvern Hill on July 1, 1862. Place of burial unknown.

George W. Brown, father of William H. Brown, filed a claim for settlement, stating his son left neither wife nor child.

Biography compiled by Sheron Smith-Savage.

Source: William H. Brown, Confederate Civil War Service Records.
2nd Lieutenant, Company A, 21st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry, CSA

Birth year is approximate.

William H. Brown, born in Georgia, was a 26-year-old single bookkeeper when he enlisted May 15, 1861, at Vicksburg, Mississippi, as 1st Sergeant in Capt. D. N. Moody's Company, Mississippi Volunteers. He was appointed Sergeant Major on July 26, 1861, and promoted to 3rd Lieutenant on October 16, 1861, and 2nd Lieutenant of February 13, 1862. Lt. William H. Brown was killed at Malvern Hill on July 1, 1862. Place of burial unknown.

George W. Brown, father of William H. Brown, filed a claim for settlement, stating his son left neither wife nor child.

Biography compiled by Sheron Smith-Savage.

Source: William H. Brown, Confederate Civil War Service Records.

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