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Line 1: {{Infobox military person \|name=Wilson W. Brown \|birth_date= December 25, ~~1837~~1839 \|death_date= {{death date and age\|1916\|0212\|25\|~~1837~~1839\|12\|25}} \|image= ~~[[File:~~Wilson Brown.jpg~~\|150px]]~~ \|caption=Wilson W. Brown\|nickname= \|birth_place= [[Logan County, Ohio]] \|death_place= [[Toledo, Ohio]] \|allegiance= [[United States~~\|United States of America]]~~<br />[[Union (American Civil War)\|Union]]▼ ~~\|placeofburial= [[New Belleville Ridge Cemetery]], [[Dowling, Ohio]]~~ \|branch= [[United States Army]]<br />[[Union Army]]▼ ~~\|placeofburial_label= Place of burial~~ \|serviceyears=September 19, 1861{{sfnp\|bgsu.edu, ''CAC: NW Ohio in the Civil War--21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry'' (2007)}} – May 15, 1864 ▲\|allegiance= [[United States\|United States of America]]<br/>[[Union (American Civil War)\|Union]] \|rank= [[Second Lieutenant]] ▲\|branch= [[United States Army]]<br/>[[Union Army]] \|unit= {{Flagicon\|Ohio}} [[21st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry]] - Company F{{sfnp\|bgsu.edu, ''CAC: NW Ohio in the Civil War--21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry'' (2007)}} \|serviceyears=September 19, 1861<ref name="birthdeathinfo">{{cite web \| url = http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/cac/cwar/021ovib.html \| title = Infantry Units: 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry\| publisher = Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University \| accessdate = 2012-2-13}}</ref> – May 15, 1864 ~~\|rank= [[Private#United States\|Private]]~~ ~~\|unit= Company F, [[21st Ohio Infantry]]~~ \|commands= \|battles=[[Great Locomotive Chase]], [[Battle of Stones River]], [[Battle of Chickamauga]] Line 20 ⟶ 18: \|laterwork= }} '''Wilson W.Wright Brown''' (December 25, ~~1837–~~1839 ~~February~~– December 25, 1916) was a soldier and recipient of the [[Medal of Honor]] for his role in the [[Great Locomotive Chase]]{{sfnp\|VA, ''Medal of Honor History'' (2013)}} during the [[American Civil War]].{{sfnp\|DOD, ''Medal of Honor Recipients'' (2023)}}{{sfnp\|bgsu.edu, ''CAC: NW Ohio in the Civil War--21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry'' (2007)}}{{sfnp\|''Congressional Medal of Honor Society'' (1918)}}{{sfnp\|victoriacrossonline.co.uk, ''Wilson Brown MOH'' (2022)}}{{sfnp\|Southern Museum of Civil War, ''A Conversation with Al Ward'' (2014)}} ==Life== Wilson Wright Brown was born December 25, 1839, in [[Logan County, Ohio]],{{sfnp\|bgsu.edu, ''CAC: NW Ohio in the Civil War--21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry'' (2007)}} and enlisted September 6, 1861 at Findlay, Ohio in Company F, [[21st Ohio Infantry]], mustering into service September 19, 1861. He first saw action at Ivy Mountain, Ky., November 8–9, 1861. Wilson W. Brown was born December 25, 1837 in [[Logan County, Ohio]], and enlisted September 6, 1861 at Findlay, Ohio in Company F, [[21st Ohio Infantry]], mustering into service September 19, 1861. He first saw action at Ivy Mountain, KY, November 8-9, 1861. Chosen for his abilities as a locomotive engineer, he took part in Andrews' Raid ([[Great Locomotive Chase]]) in April 1862. Captured by the Confederates, he was imprisoned for most of 1862 before being exchanged. Brown was awarded a Medal of Honor for his actions during the raid. He was promoted to Sergeant, November 1, 1862. He later saw action at the [[Battle of Stones River]], December 31, 1862 - January 3, 1863, at [[Dug Gap, Georgia]], September 11, 1863 and was wounded at the [[Battle of Chickamauga]]. He was discharged May 15, 1864.<ref name="MedalofHonor">{{cite web \| url = http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/cac/cwar/021ovib.html \| title = Infantry Units: 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry\| publisher = Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University \| accessdate = 2012-2-13}}</ref> <ref name="info">{{cite web \| url = http://www.andrewsraid.com/brown.html \| title = Private Wilson Wright Brown\| publisher = andrewsraid.com \| accessdate = 2012-2-13}}</ref> Chosen by [[James J. Andrews\|James Andrews]] for his abilities as a locomotive engineer, as he had been an engineer on the [[Mobile & Ohio Railroad]] before the war, he took part in the Andrews’ Raid ([[Great Locomotive Chase]]) in April 1862. The raid sought to cut off Confederate supply lines from Atlanta to Chattanooga, by going behind Confederate lines and destroying [[Western and Atlantic Railroad\|the Western & Atlantic Railroad]]. Captured by the Confederates, he was imprisoned in Atlanta’s old Fulton County Jail for most of 1862 before escaping with seven of his fellow raiders.{{sfnp\|Andrews Raid, ''Escape'' (2002)}} In the years after the war, Wilson Brown remained friends with fellow raider [[Jacob Parrott]]. He married Married Clarissa Lowman, July 12, 1863. Edith Gertrude Brown, one of his eight children, subsequently married Jacob Parrott's only son, John Marion Parrott. In the 1950s Disney Studios released the movie [[The Great Locomotive Chase]] to herald the exploits of the Andrews Raid. He was portrayed by actor [[Stan Jones]] in the film. He is buried in [[New Belleville Ridge Cemetery]], [[Dowling, Ohio]]. There is a Medal of Honor marker at grave. The nearby Ohio Historical marker erected June 27, 1965, identifies him as Medal of Honor recipient.<ref name="birthdeathinfo">{{{{cite web \| url = http://militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=3408 \| title = Valor Awards for Wilson W. Brown\| publisher = Military Times \| accessdate = 2012-2-13}}</ref> In 2012, his descendents went to court in a dispute over possession of Brown's Medal of Honor.<ref name="blade">{{cite web \| url = http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2012/02/04/Civil-War-artifacts-spark-new-battle.html\| title = Civil War artifacts spark new battle ~~\| publisher = [[Toledo Blade]] \| accessdate = 2012-2-13}}</ref>~~ He was promoted to Sergeant, November 1, 1862. He later saw action at the [[Battle of Stones River]], December 31, 1862 - January 3, 1863, at [[Dug Gap, Georgia]], September 11, 1863 and was wounded at the [[Battle of Chickamauga]]. In 1863, Brown was awarded a Medal of Honor for his actions during the raid. He was discharged May 15, 1864.{{sfnp\|bgsu.edu, ''CAC: NW Ohio in the Civil War--21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry'' (2007)}}{{sfnp\|Andrews Raid, ''Escape'' (2002)}} He married Clarissa Lowman, July 12, 1863. In the years after the war, Wilson Brown remained friends with fellow raider [[Jacob Parrott]]. Edith Gertrude Brown, one of his eight children, subsequently married Jacob Parrott’s only son, John Marion Parrott. Brown maintained a friendship with [[William Allen Fuller\|Captain William A. Fuller]], the General’s engineer, and traveled with other raiders to Atlanta for reunions, on railroad passes issued by the [[Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway]], successor to the Western & Atlantic.{{sfnp\|Southern Museum of Civil War, ''The Family of Wilson W. Brown Collection'' (2014)}} In the 1950s Disney Studios released the movie ''[[The Great Locomotive Chase]]'' to herald the exploits of the Andrews Raid. He was portrayed by actor [[Stan Jones (songwriter)\|Stan Jones]] in the film. There is a Medal of Honor marker at Brown's grave in [[Dowling, Ohio]]. The nearby Ohio Historical marker, erected June 27, 1965, identifies him as Medal of Honor recipient.{{sfnp\|Hall of Valor, ''Wilson W. Brown'' (2020)}} In 2012, his descendants went to court to settle a dispute over whether Brown's Medals of Honor should be donated to a museum.{{sfnp\|Feehan\|2012\|pp=4-5}} As a result of the court settlement, the original 1863 medal was placed in a Veteran's Administration outpatient clinic in Toledo, Ohio.{{sfnp\|The Civil War Picket, ''Andrews Raid Soldier's Medals of Honor Donated'' (2014)}} The other medal, issued in 1904 when the medal was redesigned, was donated, along with Brown's papers, to the [[Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History]],{{sfnp\|The Civil War Picket, ''Andrews Raid Soldier's Medals of Honor Donated'' (2014)}} Kennesaw, Ga., near the location where the raid began.{{sfnp\|Southern Museum of Civil War, ''A Conversation with Al Ward'' (2014)}} ==Medal of Honor citation== Rank and organization: Private, Company F, 21st Ohio Infantry. Date: April, 1862. Entered service at: [[Findlay, Ohio]] Birth: Ohio. Date of issue: September 1863. The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Wilson W. Brown, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism onin April, 1862, while serving with Company G, 21st Ohio Infantry, in action during the Andrew's Raid in Georgia. Private Brown was one of the 19 of 22 men (including two civilians) who, by direction of General Mitchell (or Buell), penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Georgia, in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta.{{sfnp\|''Congressional Medal of Honor Society'' (1918)}}{{sfnp\|victoriacrossonline.co.uk, ''Wilson Brown MOH'' (2022)}}{{sfnp\|Hall of Valor, ''Wilson W. Brown'' (2020)}} ==See also== {{Portal ~~box~~\|Biography~~\|United States Army~~\|American Civil War}} [[List of Medal of Honor recipients]] [[List of Andrews Raiders]] [[List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F#B\|List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F]] ==References== <!--'''Notes''' {{NoteFoot\|50em}} --> '''Citations''' {{Reflist}} '''Sources''' ~~{{Persondata~~ {{refbegin \|50em}} ~~\|NAME= Brown, Wilson W.~~ {{cite web \|url=http://www.andrewsraid.com/a_escape.html \|title=Escape \|access-date=13 Feb 2012 \|website=Andrews Raid \|date=2002 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020217025630/http://www.andrewsraid.com/a_escape.html \|archive-date=17 Feb 2002 \|ref={{sfnref\|Andrews Raid, ''Escape'' (2002)}} }} ~~\|SHORT DESCRIPTION= [[United States Army]] [[Medal of Honor]] recipient~~ * {{cite web \| title=Andrews Raid Soldier's Medals of Honor Donated to Ohio VA clinic, Ga. museum \| website=The Civil War Picket \| date=May 29, 2014 \| url=https://civil-war-picket.blogspot.com/2014/05/andrews-raid-soldiers-medals-of-honor.html \| ref={{sfnref\|The Civil War Picket, ''Andrews Raid Soldier's Medals of Honor Donated'' (2014)}} \| access-date=March 4, 2024}} ~~\|DATE OF BIRTH= December 25, 1837~~ * {{cite web \| title=CAC: NW Ohio in the Civil War--21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry \| website=bgsu.edu \| date=June 10, 2007 \| url=http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/cac/cwar/021ovib.html \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610101341/http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/cac/cwar/021ovib.html \| archive-date=2007-06-10 \| url-status=dead \| ref={{sfnref\|bgsu.edu, ''CAC: NW Ohio in the Civil War--21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry'' (2007)}} \| access-date=2012-02-13}} ~~\|PLACE OF BIRTH= [[Logan County, Ohio]]~~ * {{cite web \| title=Medal of Honor Recipient \| website=Congressional Medal of Honor Society \| date=December 19, 1918 \| url=https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/wilson-w-brown \| ref={{sfnref\|''Congressional Medal of Honor Society'' (1918)}} \| access-date=March 4, 2024}} ~~\|DATE OF DEATH= February 25, 1916~~ * {{cite journal \|last=Feehan \|first=Jennifer \|title=Civil War Artifacts Spark New Battle \|journal=[[Toledo Blade\|The Blade]] \|ISSN=2578-9961 \|publisher=John Robinson Block \|date=2012-02-04 \|pages=4-5 \|url=https://www.toledoblade.com/local/2012/02/04/Civil-War-artifacts-spark-new-battle.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207065244/https://www.toledoblade.com/local/2012/02/04/Civil-War-artifacts-spark-new-battle.html \|archive-date=2012-02-07 \|access-date=2012-02-13 }} ~~\|PLACE OF DEATH= [[Toledo, Ohio]]~~ * {{cite web \| title=U.S. Military Awards for Valor \| website=Medal of Honor Recipients \| date=September 13, 2023 \| url=https://valor.defense.gov/Recipients/Army-Medal-of-Honor-Recipients/ \| ref={{sfnref\|DOD, ''Medal of Honor Recipients'' (2023)}} \| access-date=March 4, 2024}} }} * {{Cite web \|title=Wilson W. Brown \|work=The Wall of Valor Project \|publisher=Hall of Valor: The Military Medals Database \|date=August 8, 2020 \|url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/3408 \|access-date=May 12, 2010 \|ref={{sfnref\|Hall of Valor, ''Wilson W. Brown'' (2020)}} }} * {{cite web \|author=Veterans Affairs Administration \|title=Medal of Honor History \| website=National Cemetery Administration \| date=April 19, 2013 \| url=https://www.cem.va.gov/history/Medal_of_Honor_History.asp \| access-date=March 4, 2024 \|ref={{sfnref\|VA, ''Medal of Honor History'' (2013)}} }} * {{Cite web \|title=Wilson Brown MOH \|work=Medal of Honor Recipients \|publisher=The Comprehensive Guide to the Victoria & George Cross \|date=September 29, 2022 \|url=https://victoriacrossonline.co.uk/wilson-brown-moh/ \|access-date=May 2, 2010 \|ref={{sfnref\|victoriacrossonline.co.uk, ''Wilson Brown MOH'' (2022)}} }} * {{cite web \|url=http://www.southernmuseum.org/2014/05/a-conversation-with-al-ward-the-oldest-living-descendant-of-raider-wilson-w-brown \|title=A Conversation with Al Ward, the Oldest Living Descendant of Raider Wilson W. Brown \|access-date=13 Feb 2015 \|website=Southern Museum of Civil War \|date=2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305235547/http://www.southernmuseum.org/2014/05/a-conversation-with-al-ward-the-oldest-living-descendant-of-raider-wilson-w-brown/ \|archive-date=5 Mar 2016 \|ref={{sfnref\|Southern Museum of Civil War, ''A Conversation with Al Ward'' (2014)}} }} * {{cite web \|url=http://www.southernmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/The-Family-of-Wilson-W.-Brown-Collection.pdf \|title=The Family of Wilson W. Brown Collection \|access-date=13 Feb 2015 \|website=Southern Museum of Civil War \|date=2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319062121/http://www.southernmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/The-Family-of-Wilson-W.-Brown-Collection.pdf \|archive-date=19 Mar 2016 \|ref={{sfnref\|Southern Museum of Civil War, ''The Family of Wilson W. Brown Collection'' (2014)}} }} {{refend}} ==External links== * Find a Grave (Wilson W. Brown) - [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19680] * Ohio Historical Marker - [http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=19083] {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Wilson W.}} [[Category:1837 births]] [[Category:1916 deaths]] [[Category:United States Army Medal of Honor recipients]] [[Category:Union Army soldiers]] [[Category:People from Logan County, Ohio]] [[Category:American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor]] [[Category:Great Locomotive Chase]]