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Federal (USV)

Private

John Brown

(c. 1844 - 1862)

Home State: Massachusetts

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 20th Massachusetts Infantry

Before Antietam

An 18 year old miller in Boston, he mustered as Private, Company F, 20th Massachusetts Infantry on 21 February 1862.

On the Campaign

He was killed in action on 17 September 1862 at Antietam.

References & notes

Service information from Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines.1

Birth

c. 1844

Death

09/17/1862; Sharpsburg, MD

Notes

1   Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Adjutant General, Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the Civil War, 8 Vols, Norwood (MA): Norwood Press, 1931-35, Vol. 2, pg. 540  [AotW citation 20690]