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COL John Thompson Brown

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COL John Thompson Brown Veteran

Birth
Petersburg City, Virginia, USA
Death
6 May 1864 (aged 29)
Locust Grove, Orange County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Charlottesville, Charlottesville City, Virginia, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.0332298, Longitude: -78.4743729
Memorial ID
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Col., 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery, CSA, died at the Battle of the Wilderness.

Wife: Mary Southall Venable Brown 1834 – 1920
Education:
Graduated from University of Virginia
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Richmond Virginia
Civil War Career:
1861: Lt. of Richmond Howitzers Artillery Battery
1861: Captain of Richmond Howitzers Artillery Battery
1861 – 1862: Major of Confederate Army Artillery
1862: Lt. Colonel of Confederate Army Artillery
1862 – 1864: Commander of Reserve Artillery 2nd Army Corps
1862 – 1864: Colonel of Confederate Army Artillery
1864: Killed in action during the Wilderness Campaign
Died: May 6, 1864
Place of Death: Spotsylvania & Orange County Virginia
Age at time of Death: 29 years old
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Suggested edit: Wife: Mary Southall Brown Venable 1834 – 1920

Contributor: groundskeeper (50572821)
Col., 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery, CSA, died at the Battle of the Wilderness.

Wife: Mary Southall Venable Brown 1834 – 1920
Education:
Graduated from University of Virginia
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Richmond Virginia
Civil War Career:
1861: Lt. of Richmond Howitzers Artillery Battery
1861: Captain of Richmond Howitzers Artillery Battery
1861 – 1862: Major of Confederate Army Artillery
1862: Lt. Colonel of Confederate Army Artillery
1862 – 1864: Commander of Reserve Artillery 2nd Army Corps
1862 – 1864: Colonel of Confederate Army Artillery
1864: Killed in action during the Wilderness Campaign
Died: May 6, 1864
Place of Death: Spotsylvania & Orange County Virginia
Age at time of Death: 29 years old
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Suggested edit: Wife: Mary Southall Brown Venable 1834 – 1920

Contributor: groundskeeper (50572821)

Inscription

IN MEMORY OF
JOHN THOMPSON
BROWN
COLONEL A. N. VA.
Son of
JOHN T. & MARY W. BROWN
BORN IN PETERSBURG, VA.
FEB. 6, 1835
FELL IN THE BATTLE OF
"THE WILDERNESS"
MAY 6, 1864
AGE 29 YEARS



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  • Maintained by: LNM
  • Originally Created by: JEM
  • Added: Jun 15, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27566196/john_thompson-brown: accessed ), memorial page for COL John Thompson Brown (6 Feb 1835–6 May 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27566196, citing Maplewood Cemetery, Charlottesville, Charlottesville City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by LNM (contributor 47438535).