William H. Brown

William H. Brown

Infobox Military Person
name=William H. Brown
born= 1836
died= November 5 Death year and age|1896|1836
placeofbirth=Baltimore, Maryland
placeofdeath=
placeofburial= Arlington National Cemetery


caption=
nickname=
allegiance= United States of America
branch=United States Navy
serviceyears=
rank=Landsman
commands=
unit=USS "Brooklyn"
battles=American Civil War *Battle of Mobile Bay
awards=Medal of Honor
laterwork=

William H. Brown (1836 – November 5, 1896) was a United States Navy sailor during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor.

Biography

Brown was born in 1836 in Baltimore, Maryland, and joined the Navy from his birth state on March 26 1864 at age 28. He was assigned as a landsman to the USS "Brooklyn", part of Rear Admiral David Farragut's West Gulf Blockading Squadron.Hanna, pp. 20-21]

On August 5 1864, during the Battle of Mobile Bay, Admiral Farragut led a squadron of eighteen Union ships, including the "Brooklyn", into the Confederate-held Mobile Bay. As the squadron came under fire from Fort Morgan, Fort Gaines, and four Confederate ships, Brown served the "Brooklyn's" shell whip, a device which lifted boxes of gunpowder from below decks up to the gun deck. He continued in his duties keeping the guns supplied with powder throughout the battle, despite intense hostile fire. The squadron successfully forced the surrender of the Confederate ships, and land forces soon captured the defending forts. Four months later, on December 31 1864, Brown was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the battle. [http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients (A-L)] ] Hanna, p. 43]

Brown died at age 59 or 60 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia.

Medal of Honor citation

Landsman Brown's official Medal of Honor citation reads:

:On board the U.S.S. "Brooklyn" during successful attacks against Fort Morgan rebel gunboats and the ram "Tennessee" in Mobile Bay on 5 August 1864. Stationed in the immediate vicinity of the shell whips which were twice cleared of men by bursting shells, Brown remained steadfast at his post and performed his duties in the powder division throughout the furious action which resulted in the surrender of the prize rebel ram "Tennessee" and in the damaging and destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan.

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
*

Notes

References

*cite web
publisher = U.S. Army Center of Military History
title = Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients (A-L)
work = Medal of Honor Citations
date = 2005-04-27
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/civwaral.html
accessdate = 2007-01-12

*cite book
last = Hanna
first = Charles W.
title = African American recipients of the Medal of Honor: a biographical dictionary, Civil War through Vietnam War
publisher = McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
date = 2002
location = Jefferson, North Carolina
pages = pp. 20-21, 43
isbn = 0-7864-1355-7

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NAME= Brown, William H.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH=
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