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Uriah H. Brown

Private Uriah H. Brown, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War May 22, 1863

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Uriah H. Brown received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company G, 30th Ohio Infantry. Brown was 21 years old.

99 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on August 15, 1894, 31 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Corporal.

Brown was born on July 4, 1841 in Covington, Miami County, Ohio. His Medal of Honor is credited to Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. Brown died on January 24, 1927 in Holiday Cove, West Virginia, at the age of 85. He is buried at Paris Cemetery in Paris, Pennsylvania.

Brown is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 256 credited to Ohio.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Despite the death of his captain at his side during the assault, he continued carrying his log to the defense ditch. While he was laying his log in place he was shot down and thrown into the water. Unmindful of his own wound he, despite the intense fire, dragged five of his comrades from the ditch, wherein they lay wounded, to a place of safety.

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Covington — map
  • Buried: Paris Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. July 4, 1841
    Born in Covington, Miami County, Ohio
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 21. Company G, 30th Ohio Infantry
  3. August 15, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. January 24, 1927
    Died in Holiday Cove, West Virginia
    Age 85.
  5. Resting place
    Paris Cemetery
    Paris, Pennsylvania

Biography

Uriah H. Brown (1841–1927) was a United States soldier who fought with the Union Army during the American Civil War as a member of Company G, 30th Ohio Infantry. He received the Medal of Honor, his country's highest award for bravery during combat, for his actions during the Battle of Vicksburg in Mississippi on 22 May 1863. That award was conferred on August 15, 1894.

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Also honored for actions on May 22, 1863

CA Christian Albert Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WA William J. Archinal Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 CA Clinton Lycurgus Armstrong Private · Army Civil War · 1863 DA David Ayers Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JA John G. k Ayers Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William H. Barringer Private · Army Civil War · 1863 MB Matthew Bickford Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 TB Thomas A. Blasdel Private · Army Civil War · 1863 EB Emmer Bowen Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William P. Brownell Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1863 JB John C. Buckley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 HB Henry G. Buhrman Private · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 100 recipients for May 22, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Ohio

AC Albert Adams Clapp First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 CR Charles A. Read Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1864 Leonidas H. Inscho Corporal · Army Civil War · 1862 JS Joseph Stickels Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 Robert A. Pinn First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 JG John C. Gaunt Private · Army Civil War · 1864
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