Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Captain John Harties Brown received the Medal of Honor for his actions on November 30, 1864 in Franklin, Tennessee during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company D, 12th Kentucky Infantry. Brown was about 30 years old.
13 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on February 13, 1865.
Brown was born in 1834 in New Brunswick, Canada — one of 60 recipients born in Canada. His Medal of Honor is credited to Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Brown died on January 30, 1905 in Washington, District of Columbia, at the age of about 71. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
Brown is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 265 credited to Massachusetts.
Official Medal of Honor citation
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Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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- 1834Born in New Brunswick, Canada
- November 30, 1864Act of valor — Franklin, TennesseeAge about 30. Company D, 12th Kentucky Infantry
- February 13, 1865Medal of Honor presented
- January 30, 1905Died in Washington, District of ColumbiaAge about 71.
- Resting placeArlington National CemeteryArlington, Virginia
Biography
Captain John Harties Brown (1834 to January 30, 1905) was a Canadian soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Brown received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Second Battle of Franklin in Tennessee on 30 November 1864. He was honored with the award on 13 February 1865.
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