Revolutionary War Continental Army Soldier. A Sergeant 5th Connecticut Infantry, he was the second American soldier to be awarded a Purple Heart. Only three were awarded, and all were given for valor (not for wounds, as today's Purple Heart Medal is given). General George Washington gave him the award (a cloth patch) for leading a dangerous assault of a kind called "forlorn hope," because few were expected to survive. Tradition says that Martha Washington sewed the award. Although he survived the war, very little is known about him.
Additional details are included on the cenotaph memorial #5031012. Cenotaph Gravestone pictures included here, although none may exist at the actual interment space at Fulton-Presbyterian Cemetery.
Please see the other cenotaph memorials for more details.
There is a cenotaph for Sgt. Brown in Cincinnati, Ohio. View the other cenotaph here
There is one more cenotaph in Groveport, Ohio. View the other cenotaph here
Several historical records refer to "Col. William Brown" father of Isabella Matthews, so the Groveport cenotaph includes his rank of COL as prefix to his name.
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/25166/images/dvm_LocHist010222-00139-1?pId=213
Additional details are included on the cenotaph memorial #5031012. Cenotaph Gravestone pictures included here, although none may exist at the actual interment space at Fulton-Presbyterian Cemetery.
Please see the other cenotaph memorials for more details.
There is a cenotaph for Sgt. Brown in Cincinnati, Ohio. View the other cenotaph here
There is one more cenotaph in Groveport, Ohio. View the other cenotaph here
Several historical records refer to "Col. William Brown" father of Isabella Matthews, so the Groveport cenotaph includes his rank of COL as prefix to his name.
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/25166/images/dvm_LocHist010222-00139-1?pId=213
Revolutionary War Continental Army Soldier. A Sergeant 5th Connecticut Infantry, he was the second American soldier to be awarded a Purple Heart. Only three were awarded, and all were given for valor (not for wounds, as today's Purple Heart Medal is given). General George Washington gave him the award (a cloth patch) for leading a dangerous assault of a kind called "forlorn hope," because few were expected to survive. Tradition says that Martha Washington sewed the award. Although he survived the war, very little is known about him.
Additional details are included on the cenotaph memorial #5031012. Cenotaph Gravestone pictures included here, although none may exist at the actual interment space at Fulton-Presbyterian Cemetery.
Please see the other cenotaph memorials for more details.
There is a cenotaph for Sgt. Brown in Cincinnati, Ohio. View the other cenotaph here
There is one more cenotaph in Groveport, Ohio. View the other cenotaph here
Several historical records refer to "Col. William Brown" father of Isabella Matthews, so the Groveport cenotaph includes his rank of COL as prefix to his name.
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/25166/images/dvm_LocHist010222-00139-1?pId=213
Additional details are included on the cenotaph memorial #5031012. Cenotaph Gravestone pictures included here, although none may exist at the actual interment space at Fulton-Presbyterian Cemetery.
Please see the other cenotaph memorials for more details.
There is a cenotaph for Sgt. Brown in Cincinnati, Ohio. View the other cenotaph here
There is one more cenotaph in Groveport, Ohio. View the other cenotaph here
Several historical records refer to "Col. William Brown" father of Isabella Matthews, so the Groveport cenotaph includes his rank of COL as prefix to his name.
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/25166/images/dvm_LocHist010222-00139-1?pId=213
Bio by: Michael Cummiskey
Inscription
Badge of Military Merit
Gravesite Details
This is the known burial ground. Cenotaph memorial #5031012 was created on Find A Grave 4 Aug 2000 by Cynthia Lewis Contributor #2057299.
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