Harvey Brown (officer)
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| Battles/wars | Black Hawk War Seminole Wars Mexican–American War American Civil War
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| Relations | Harvey E. Brown, Jr. (son) |
Harvey Brown (September 6, 1795 – March 31, 1874) was an American military officer who fought in the
Harvey E. Brown, Jr. also had a prominent military career as a surgeon and later historian of the U.S. Army Medical Department
.
Early life and career
Harvey E. Brown was born in Bridgetown (part of present-day
captain[3] and participated in the Black Hawk War the following year.[1] Brown also took part in the Second Seminole War as a lieutenant colonel, participating in the Battle of Wahoo Swamp, and was brevetted a major for "gallant conduct" on November 21, 1836.[2] Between 1839 and 1841, he suppressed a series of disputes on the Canada–US border.[1]
During the
Third Seminole War and remained in Florida until 1857.[3] Brown served in various duties and was Inspector of Artillery prior to the American Civil War.[4]
Civil War
In January 1861, Brown was appointed military commander of
New York Draft Riots, Brown oversaw military operations against the rioters and was especially involved in the final suppression of the rioters. He retired from active duty on August 1, 1863. On December 11, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Brown for appointment to the grade of brevet major general in the regular army, to rank from August 2, 1866, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on February 23, 1867 (recalled February 25 and reconfirmed March 2, 1867).[7]
Postbellum life
Brown was awaiting orders from June 29, 1864, to November 9, 1866, then served as superintendent of the Army recruiting service until April 5, 1867. He died at Clifton, New York,[1][2][3] and is buried in Hazelwood Cemetery, Rahway, New Jersey.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f Adams, Charles Kendall, ed. "Harvey Brown." Johnson's Universal Cyclopaedia. 4th ed. Vol. I. New York: A.J. Johnson Company, 1894. 800+
- ^ a b c d e Powell, William H. List of Officers of the Army of the United States from 1779 to 1900. New York: L.R. Hammersly & Co., 1900. (pg. 206)
- ^ a b c d Johnson, Rossiter and John Howard Brown, ed. "Harvey Brown." The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Vol. I. Boston: The Biographical Society, 1904. 440+
- ^ "Harvey Brown." New International Encyclopedia. 2nd ed. Vol. IV. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1914. 35+
- ^ Heitman, Francis B. (1903). Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army, 1789–1903. Vol. 1. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. p. 251.
- ^ Eicher, 2001, p. 732.
- ^ Eicher, 2001, p. 706.
- ^ Eicher, 2001, p. 146.
- Eicher, John H., and ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
External links
- "Harvey Brown". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
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