Confederate officer. William A. Jackson "Jack" Brown was born in Georgia in 1830, and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1850. On December 16, 1861, he was commissioned captain of Company G, 10th Georgia State Troops. On May 6, 1862, Brown was commissioned captain of Company H, 59th Georgia Infantry, and then colonel on June 16.
Col. "Jack" Brown was wounded and captured during the second charge against the Union lines south of the Wheatfield. He was exchanged on March 10, 1864.
Col. Brown appears on most military records simply as "Jack Brown." He was a lawyer in Talbottom & Americus, Georgia, and Washington, D.C. after the war. He died in Washington on April 2, 1891 and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery there.
Col. "Jack" Brown was wounded and captured during the second charge against the Union lines south of the Wheatfield. He was exchanged on March 10, 1864.
Col. Brown appears on most military records simply as "Jack Brown." He was a lawyer in Talbottom & Americus, Georgia, and Washington, D.C. after the war. He died in Washington on April 2, 1891 and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery there.
Confederate officer. William A. Jackson "Jack" Brown was born in Georgia in 1830, and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1850. On December 16, 1861, he was commissioned captain of Company G, 10th Georgia State Troops. On May 6, 1862, Brown was commissioned captain of Company H, 59th Georgia Infantry, and then colonel on June 16.
Col. "Jack" Brown was wounded and captured during the second charge against the Union lines south of the Wheatfield. He was exchanged on March 10, 1864.
Col. Brown appears on most military records simply as "Jack Brown." He was a lawyer in Talbottom & Americus, Georgia, and Washington, D.C. after the war. He died in Washington on April 2, 1891 and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery there.
Col. "Jack" Brown was wounded and captured during the second charge against the Union lines south of the Wheatfield. He was exchanged on March 10, 1864.
Col. Brown appears on most military records simply as "Jack Brown." He was a lawyer in Talbottom & Americus, Georgia, and Washington, D.C. after the war. He died in Washington on April 2, 1891 and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery there.
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