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Sergeant · U.S. Army

James Brown

Sergeant James Brown, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on August 27, 1872 at Davidson Canyon, Arizona during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns August 27, 1872Born in Ireland

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Sergeant James Brown received the Medal of Honor for his actions on August 27, 1872 at Davidson Canyon, Arizona during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company F, 5th U.S. Cavalry. Brown was about 25 years old.

The medal was presented on December 4, 1874, 2 years after the action.

Brown was born in 1847 in Wexford, Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York, New York.

Brown is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 678 credited to New York.

Official Medal of Honor citation

In command of a detachment of four men, defeated a superior force.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Timeline

  1. 1847
    Born in Wexford, Ireland
  2. August 27, 1872
    Act of valor — Davidson Canyon, Arizona
    Age about 25. Company F, 5th U.S. Cavalry
  3. December 4, 1874
    Medal of Honor presented

Same unit

MG Michael Glynn Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 Edward P. Grimes Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1879 JM John Mitchell Merrill Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1879 GM George Moquin Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1879 HN Henry Newman First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 John Nihill Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 JP John A. Poppe Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1879 HR Hampton Mitchell Roach Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1879

More Indian Campaigns recipients from New York

Thaddeus Brown Glover Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1880 CM Charles H. Montrose Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 Oscar Fitzalan Long Second Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 Frank West First Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1882 MH Mathew H. Hamilton Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 RV Rudolph von Medem Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.