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Private Robert Burns Brown (October 2, 1844 – July 30, 1916) was an American soldier who fought in the
American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A ...
. Brown received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the
Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces, military decoration and is awarded to recognize American United States Army, soldiers, United States Navy, sailors, Un ...
, for his action during the
Battle of Missionary Ridge The Battle of Missionary Ridge, also known as the Battle of Chattanooga, was fought on November 25, 1863, as part of the Chattanooga campaign of the American Civil War. Following the Union Army, Union victory in the Battle of Lookout Mountain on ...
in
Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...
on November 25, 1863. He was honored with the award on 27 March 1890.


Biography

Brown was born in
New Concord, Ohio New Concord () is a village in Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,361 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Zanesville micropolitan area. New Concord is the home of Muskingum University and is served by a branch of t ...
on 2 October 1844. He enlisted into the 15th Ohio Infantry at Zanesville.


Medal of Honor citation


See also

* List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Robert B. 1844 births People of Ohio in the American Civil War Union Navy sailors United States Army Medal of Honor recipients American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor Grand Army of the Republic commanders-in-chief Ohio Republicans People from New Concord, Ohio 1916 deaths