Sergeant Joseph J. BROWN - Inscription on tombstone #1558 reads “SERG’T A. J. BROWN CO. K 22 ALA.REG. C.S.A.” He was taken prisoner at the battle of Nashville, Tennessee in December 1864.
The compiler notes his correct name was Joseph J. Brown according to his Confederate Compiled Military Service Records and not A. J. Brown and he was with Company K of the 32nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry and not with the 22nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry as the tombstone states.
The compiler notes the original Confederate tombstones at Camp Chase were made in Nelson, Georgia by the Blue Ridge Marble Company and work started in 1907 and by 1908 many of the tombstones had been erected at the Camp Chase National Cemetery. Mistakes were made and this solider is a good example of such an error.
The compiler notes only once on his sixteen pages of records was the name A. J. Brown used and that page was referenced to make his tombstone in Georgia and only once was the regiment referred to as the 22nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry and also referenced to make his incorrect tombstone at Camp Chase although it appears the Union authorities tried to correct their mistake but to no avail.
The compiler notes with such a common given name and surname it would be an assumption to place the correct Joseph Brown in the United States census reports although there are indications he may have lived in Mobile County, Alabama. According to the familysearch website the histories of the 32nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry the majority of soldiers in Company K came from Mobile County, Alabama.
The compiler notes the 32nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry was formed on April 28, 1862 and that Joseph J. Brown had excellent service records and was always present for duty.
Confederate Compiled Military Service Records reported “Joseph Brown as enlisting on April 28, 1862 in Company K of the 32nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry for three years or the duration of the war, at Mobile, Alabama” and was either elected or appointed as a 3rd corporal and was “promoted to full corporal on June 17, 1862 and again promoted to 5th sergeant on August 16, 1862.” Confederate Compiled Military Service Records reported "Joseph J. Brown as a 4th sergeant on his November and December 1862 company muster rolls and listed as a 3rd sergeant on his January and February 1864 company muster rolls."
Federal POW records reported “Sergeant Joseph J. Brown of Company K 32nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry taken prisoner near Nashville, Tennessee on December 16, 1864.” The compiler notes the Battle of Nashville, Tennessee was fought on December 15, and 16, 1864 and the results were disastrous for the Confederate Army.
Federal POW records reported “Sergeant Joseph J. Brown taken to Nashville, Tennessee and then forwarded to Louisville, Kentucky and finally transferred to Camp Chase where he arrived on January 4, 1865.” Camp Chase Prison Records reported the "death of Sergeant Brown at the Camp Chase hospital" on Sunday, "March 5, 1865 due to chronic diarrhea."
The compiler notes his correct name was Joseph J. Brown according to his Confederate Compiled Military Service Records and not A. J. Brown and he was with Company K of the 32nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry and not with the 22nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry as the tombstone states.
The compiler notes the original Confederate tombstones at Camp Chase were made in Nelson, Georgia by the Blue Ridge Marble Company and work started in 1907 and by 1908 many of the tombstones had been erected at the Camp Chase National Cemetery. Mistakes were made and this solider is a good example of such an error.
The compiler notes only once on his sixteen pages of records was the name A. J. Brown used and that page was referenced to make his tombstone in Georgia and only once was the regiment referred to as the 22nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry and also referenced to make his incorrect tombstone at Camp Chase although it appears the Union authorities tried to correct their mistake but to no avail.
The compiler notes with such a common given name and surname it would be an assumption to place the correct Joseph Brown in the United States census reports although there are indications he may have lived in Mobile County, Alabama. According to the familysearch website the histories of the 32nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry the majority of soldiers in Company K came from Mobile County, Alabama.
The compiler notes the 32nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry was formed on April 28, 1862 and that Joseph J. Brown had excellent service records and was always present for duty.
Confederate Compiled Military Service Records reported “Joseph Brown as enlisting on April 28, 1862 in Company K of the 32nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry for three years or the duration of the war, at Mobile, Alabama” and was either elected or appointed as a 3rd corporal and was “promoted to full corporal on June 17, 1862 and again promoted to 5th sergeant on August 16, 1862.” Confederate Compiled Military Service Records reported "Joseph J. Brown as a 4th sergeant on his November and December 1862 company muster rolls and listed as a 3rd sergeant on his January and February 1864 company muster rolls."
Federal POW records reported “Sergeant Joseph J. Brown of Company K 32nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry taken prisoner near Nashville, Tennessee on December 16, 1864.” The compiler notes the Battle of Nashville, Tennessee was fought on December 15, and 16, 1864 and the results were disastrous for the Confederate Army.
Federal POW records reported “Sergeant Joseph J. Brown taken to Nashville, Tennessee and then forwarded to Louisville, Kentucky and finally transferred to Camp Chase where he arrived on January 4, 1865.” Camp Chase Prison Records reported the "death of Sergeant Brown at the Camp Chase hospital" on Sunday, "March 5, 1865 due to chronic diarrhea."
Sergeant Joseph J. BROWN - Inscription on tombstone #1558 reads “SERG’T A. J. BROWN CO. K 22 ALA.REG. C.S.A.” He was taken prisoner at the battle of Nashville, Tennessee in December 1864.
The compiler notes his correct name was Joseph J. Brown according to his Confederate Compiled Military Service Records and not A. J. Brown and he was with Company K of the 32nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry and not with the 22nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry as the tombstone states.
The compiler notes the original Confederate tombstones at Camp Chase were made in Nelson, Georgia by the Blue Ridge Marble Company and work started in 1907 and by 1908 many of the tombstones had been erected at the Camp Chase National Cemetery. Mistakes were made and this solider is a good example of such an error.
The compiler notes only once on his sixteen pages of records was the name A. J. Brown used and that page was referenced to make his tombstone in Georgia and only once was the regiment referred to as the 22nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry and also referenced to make his incorrect tombstone at Camp Chase although it appears the Union authorities tried to correct their mistake but to no avail.
The compiler notes with such a common given name and surname it would be an assumption to place the correct Joseph Brown in the United States census reports although there are indications he may have lived in Mobile County, Alabama. According to the familysearch website the histories of the 32nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry the majority of soldiers in Company K came from Mobile County, Alabama.
The compiler notes the 32nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry was formed on April 28, 1862 and that Joseph J. Brown had excellent service records and was always present for duty.
Confederate Compiled Military Service Records reported “Joseph Brown as enlisting on April 28, 1862 in Company K of the 32nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry for three years or the duration of the war, at Mobile, Alabama” and was either elected or appointed as a 3rd corporal and was “promoted to full corporal on June 17, 1862 and again promoted to 5th sergeant on August 16, 1862.” Confederate Compiled Military Service Records reported "Joseph J. Brown as a 4th sergeant on his November and December 1862 company muster rolls and listed as a 3rd sergeant on his January and February 1864 company muster rolls."
Federal POW records reported “Sergeant Joseph J. Brown of Company K 32nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry taken prisoner near Nashville, Tennessee on December 16, 1864.” The compiler notes the Battle of Nashville, Tennessee was fought on December 15, and 16, 1864 and the results were disastrous for the Confederate Army.
Federal POW records reported “Sergeant Joseph J. Brown taken to Nashville, Tennessee and then forwarded to Louisville, Kentucky and finally transferred to Camp Chase where he arrived on January 4, 1865.” Camp Chase Prison Records reported the "death of Sergeant Brown at the Camp Chase hospital" on Sunday, "March 5, 1865 due to chronic diarrhea."
The compiler notes his correct name was Joseph J. Brown according to his Confederate Compiled Military Service Records and not A. J. Brown and he was with Company K of the 32nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry and not with the 22nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry as the tombstone states.
The compiler notes the original Confederate tombstones at Camp Chase were made in Nelson, Georgia by the Blue Ridge Marble Company and work started in 1907 and by 1908 many of the tombstones had been erected at the Camp Chase National Cemetery. Mistakes were made and this solider is a good example of such an error.
The compiler notes only once on his sixteen pages of records was the name A. J. Brown used and that page was referenced to make his tombstone in Georgia and only once was the regiment referred to as the 22nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry and also referenced to make his incorrect tombstone at Camp Chase although it appears the Union authorities tried to correct their mistake but to no avail.
The compiler notes with such a common given name and surname it would be an assumption to place the correct Joseph Brown in the United States census reports although there are indications he may have lived in Mobile County, Alabama. According to the familysearch website the histories of the 32nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry the majority of soldiers in Company K came from Mobile County, Alabama.
The compiler notes the 32nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry was formed on April 28, 1862 and that Joseph J. Brown had excellent service records and was always present for duty.
Confederate Compiled Military Service Records reported “Joseph Brown as enlisting on April 28, 1862 in Company K of the 32nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry for three years or the duration of the war, at Mobile, Alabama” and was either elected or appointed as a 3rd corporal and was “promoted to full corporal on June 17, 1862 and again promoted to 5th sergeant on August 16, 1862.” Confederate Compiled Military Service Records reported "Joseph J. Brown as a 4th sergeant on his November and December 1862 company muster rolls and listed as a 3rd sergeant on his January and February 1864 company muster rolls."
Federal POW records reported “Sergeant Joseph J. Brown of Company K 32nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry taken prisoner near Nashville, Tennessee on December 16, 1864.” The compiler notes the Battle of Nashville, Tennessee was fought on December 15, and 16, 1864 and the results were disastrous for the Confederate Army.
Federal POW records reported “Sergeant Joseph J. Brown taken to Nashville, Tennessee and then forwarded to Louisville, Kentucky and finally transferred to Camp Chase where he arrived on January 4, 1865.” Camp Chase Prison Records reported the "death of Sergeant Brown at the Camp Chase hospital" on Sunday, "March 5, 1865 due to chronic diarrhea."
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