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• Birth	3 Feb 1841	No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I36311	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	09 May 2005 00:00:00
  Father	Cyrus Williams BROWN, Jr., b. 11 Mar 1806, Stonington,New London,Connecticut
  Mother	Elizabeth Stewart BABCOCK, b. 28 Dec 1806, No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut
  Family ID	F15947	Group Sheet
  Family	Lavinia RICHARDSON, b. 19 Jun 1845, Windsor,Hartford Co.,Connecticut
  Married	15 Oct 1865	Canton,Connecticut
  Children	1. Cyrus Williams BROWN, b. 23 Sep 1866, No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut   2. Lovinia Louise BROWN, b. 12 Sep 1870, Westerly,Washington Co.,Rhode Island   3. John Howard BROWN, b. 29 Dec 1872, Westerly,Washington Co.,Rhode Island
  Family ID	F15961	Group Sheet

• Notes

  THE BROWN GENEALOGY, Boston, The Everett Press Company 1907, by CyrusHenry Brown, page 60. Mr. Brown was for a short time after marriage on his father's farm.Then removed to Westerly, RI, and for a number of years was engaged inmercantile business. Previous to this and before marriage he enlisted inthe Civil War. Both are members of the Calvary Baptist Church ofWesterly. Army record of John B. Brown: Enlisted Aug. 11, 1862, No.Stonington, Co., G, 21st Conn. Regt. Vol.; mustered into United Statesservice at Norwich, Conn., Sept. 15, as 2d Sergent. Regiment assigned to9th Army corps Oct. 9, at Pleasant Valley, Maryland. Oct 28 the longmarch from Pleasant Valley to Falmouth, Va., began (175 miles in twelvedays). Without tents during the entire winter, exposed to terriblestorms,a nd lying at night on the frozen ground or in the mud ofVirginia, with no covering other than blankets, very scanty and thin, wasan experience which tested the mettle and tried to the upmost theendurance of every man -- and planted the seeds of disease and deathwhich produced such a harvest on the plains of Falmouth, and gave to itscamp the appropriate name of "Camp Death." He participated in the battle of Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1863.Promoted to 1st Sergeant Mar. 6, 1863; was in the siege of Suffolk, Va.,Apr. 11 to May 4. In June the regiment joined the expedition to WhiteHouse Landing and on it return he was assigned to provost duty atPortsmouth, Va., adn later at Norfolk, Va., covering about five months inthe two cities. Being relieved from duty, the regiment was ordered to Newport News,Va., on Jan. 24, 1864. Mr. Brown was one of the detail which made asuccessful raid upon Brandon Farms, on the james River, capturing anddistroying large quantities of Regel supplies. Feb. 3 the regiment tooktransports for Morehead City, NC, and thence to Newport Barracks andLittle Washington, NC. After aiding in repelling the enemy in theselocalities, it was ordered to Newbern, NC, where it remained until April,and then was ordered to Portsmouth, Va., thence to Bermuda Hundred on theJames River, and on May 16 it participated in the battle of Drewry'sBluff, Co., G. being ordered to the picket line at 4 o'clock a.m. At thistime the total number of officers and men for duty was twenty-nine. Uponthe regiment devolved the duty of holding in check the massed forces ofthe enemy at the critical point in the battle, and it was under aconstant fire for six hours, which cost the company sixteen officers andmen killed, wounded and missing. May 31, Mr. Brown was promoted to 2dLieutenant, and participated in the battle of Cold Harbor; also at thecommencement of the battle of Petersburg. He was honorably dischargedJune 14, 1864.

• Sources

  [S200] Babcock Genealogy, Stephen Babcock, M. A., (Eaton & Mains, New York), 317.