First Lieutenant (then Private) Francis E. Brownell - St. Louis, MO - Medal Of Honor Resting Places on Waymarking.com

First Lieutenant (then Private) Francis E. Brownell

Rank and organization: Private, Company A, 11th New York Infantry.

Place and date: Alexandria, Va., 24 May 1861.

Entered service at: Troy, N.Y. Birth: New York.

Birth: 1840.

Date of Death:  15 March 1894.

Date of issue: 26 January 1877.

Citation: Killed the murderer of Colonel Ellsworth at the Marshall House Alexandria, Va. First Civil War deed to merit Medal of Honor.

Armed Service: Army

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