Wilson Brown-Natchez, MS
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Don.Morfe
N 31° 34.884 W 091° 23.664
15R E 652351 N 3495156
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Hartford during the attack against Fort Morgan and rebel gunboats and the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864. He is buried in Natchez National Cemetery, Natchez, MS in Section G, Site 3152.
Waymark Code: WMYR37
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 07/14/2018
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He was born in 1841 in Natchez, MS and died on January 25, 1900 in Natchez, MS. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: BROWN, WILSON
• Rank and organization: Landsman, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: Mississippi
• G.O. No.: 45, 31 December 1864
Citation: On board the flagship U.S.S. Hartford during successful attacks against Fort Morgan, rebel gunboats and the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay on 5 August 1864. Knocked unconscious into the hold of the ship when an enemy shellburst fatally wounded a man on the ladder above him, Brown, upon regaining consciousness, promptly returned to the shell whip on the berth deck and zealously continued to perform his duties although 4 of the 6 men at this station had been either killed or wounded by the enemy's terrific fire.
Armed Service: Navy
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