John Mills Browne, Surgeon General, USN, born in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, and appointed Assistant Surgeon in the navy on March 26, 1853, aged 29. Continued in naval service after the war and retired as Surgeon General in May, 1893; died at Washington, D.C., on December 7, 1894

Pension Records show service on board USS Warren, USS Dolphin, USS Constellation, USS Kearsarge, and USS Pensacola.

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Name: John Mills Browne
Birth: 1831
Death: 1894

Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804-1929 about John Mills Browne
Name: John Mills Browne
Death Date: 7 Dec 1894
Death Place: US Navy
Type Practice: Allopath
JAMA Citation: 23:918, 24:101

U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 about John Mills Browne
Name: John Mills Browne
Service Info.: AR United States Navy
Death Date: 7 Dec 1894
Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: C/O Director Arlington, VA 22211
Buried At: Section 1 Site 155-A-Ws

Officers of the Continental and U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-1900 about John M Browne
Name: John M Browne
Rank Information: Assistant Surgeon, Passed Assistant Surgeon, Surgeon, Medical Inspector, Medical Director, Retired List
Service Dates: 26 Mar 1853, 13 May 1858, 19 Jun 1861, 1 Dec 1871, 6 Oct 1878
Military Branch: US Navy Officers (1798-1900)
Death Date: 7 Dec 1894

U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about John Mills Browne
Name: John Mills Browne
Residence: Hinsdale, New Hampshire
Age at enlistment: 21
Enlistment Date: 26 Mar 1853
Rank at enlistment: Asst Surgeon
State Served: UN
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Commissioned an officer in the UN Navy on 26 Mar 1853.
Promoted to Full Surgeon on 19 Jun 1861.
Promoted to Full Medical Inspecto on 01 Dec 1871.
Promoted to Full Medical Director on 06 Oct 1878.
Promoted to Full Surgeon General on 02 Apr 1888.
Mustered out on 10 May 1893.
Birth Date: abt 1832
Sources: Register of Soldiers and Sailors of New Hampshire 1861-65

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