The 1860 Census shows "S.P. Brown" in Richmond, living in the household of merchant Ambrose Carlton, his occupation listed as salesman.
On 18 June 1863 Brown enlisted as a 2nd Corporal in Company A, Waller's Battalion of Virginia Volunteers, at Richmond. The company was composed of clerks, cutters, porters, and shoemakers at the Richmond Clothing Depot, and was to be utilized for local defense. Waller's Battalion, also known as the "Quartermaster" Battalion, was originally designated as 2nd Battalion Virginia Infantry (Local Defense); and was later designated as 2nd Regiment Virginia Infantry (Local Defense). On 1 August 1864 Brown was promoted First Lieutenant.
Brown survived the war, but not for long. He was buried in the Samuel Putney and Phillip K. White plot, the interment record entry reading, "Killed by fall of Brick." This possibly refers to the collapse of ruins from a building destroyed in the Evacuation Fire of April 1865. His marker was raised and repaired by the "Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery" in 2012.
(Above summary courtesy of Clayton Shepherd)
On 18 June 1863 Brown enlisted as a 2nd Corporal in Company A, Waller's Battalion of Virginia Volunteers, at Richmond. The company was composed of clerks, cutters, porters, and shoemakers at the Richmond Clothing Depot, and was to be utilized for local defense. Waller's Battalion, also known as the "Quartermaster" Battalion, was originally designated as 2nd Battalion Virginia Infantry (Local Defense); and was later designated as 2nd Regiment Virginia Infantry (Local Defense). On 1 August 1864 Brown was promoted First Lieutenant.
Brown survived the war, but not for long. He was buried in the Samuel Putney and Phillip K. White plot, the interment record entry reading, "Killed by fall of Brick." This possibly refers to the collapse of ruins from a building destroyed in the Evacuation Fire of April 1865. His marker was raised and repaired by the "Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery" in 2012.
(Above summary courtesy of Clayton Shepherd)
The 1860 Census shows "S.P. Brown" in Richmond, living in the household of merchant Ambrose Carlton, his occupation listed as salesman.
On 18 June 1863 Brown enlisted as a 2nd Corporal in Company A, Waller's Battalion of Virginia Volunteers, at Richmond. The company was composed of clerks, cutters, porters, and shoemakers at the Richmond Clothing Depot, and was to be utilized for local defense. Waller's Battalion, also known as the "Quartermaster" Battalion, was originally designated as 2nd Battalion Virginia Infantry (Local Defense); and was later designated as 2nd Regiment Virginia Infantry (Local Defense). On 1 August 1864 Brown was promoted First Lieutenant.
Brown survived the war, but not for long. He was buried in the Samuel Putney and Phillip K. White plot, the interment record entry reading, "Killed by fall of Brick." This possibly refers to the collapse of ruins from a building destroyed in the Evacuation Fire of April 1865. His marker was raised and repaired by the "Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery" in 2012.
(Above summary courtesy of Clayton Shepherd)
On 18 June 1863 Brown enlisted as a 2nd Corporal in Company A, Waller's Battalion of Virginia Volunteers, at Richmond. The company was composed of clerks, cutters, porters, and shoemakers at the Richmond Clothing Depot, and was to be utilized for local defense. Waller's Battalion, also known as the "Quartermaster" Battalion, was originally designated as 2nd Battalion Virginia Infantry (Local Defense); and was later designated as 2nd Regiment Virginia Infantry (Local Defense). On 1 August 1864 Brown was promoted First Lieutenant.
Brown survived the war, but not for long. He was buried in the Samuel Putney and Phillip K. White plot, the interment record entry reading, "Killed by fall of Brick." This possibly refers to the collapse of ruins from a building destroyed in the Evacuation Fire of April 1865. His marker was raised and repaired by the "Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery" in 2012.
(Above summary courtesy of Clayton Shepherd)
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