Captain Morris Brown Jr. was a soldier in the U.S. Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions on July 3, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 126th New York Infantry. Brown was about 21 years old.
30 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on March 6, 1869, 5 years after the action.
Brown was born in August 1842 in Hammondsport, Steuben County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Geneva, Ontario County, New York. Brown died on June 22, 1864 in Petersburg, Virginia, at the age of about 22. He is buried at Lake View Cemetery in Penn Yan, New York.
Brown is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of flag.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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- August 1842Born in Hammondsport, Steuben County, New York
- July 3, 1863Act of valor — Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaAge about 21. Company A, 126th New York Infantry
- June 22, 1864Died in Petersburg, VirginiaAge about 22.
- March 6, 1869Medal of Honor presented posthumously
- Resting placeLake View CemeteryPenn Yan, New York
Biography
Morris Brown Jr. (August, 1842 – June 22, 1864) was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the American Civil War.
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