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USS William H. Brown

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal
Tinclad Wooden Stern-wheel Gunboat:
  • Built in 1853 by Lawrence and Foulks, Manhattan, New York
  • Transferred to the Navy from the War Department, 30 September 1862
  • During the Civil War USS William H. Brown was assigned to the Mississippi Squadron
    William H. Brown carried supplies and messages between the Squadron Base at Cairo and the ships in various locations
    William H. Brown participated in the Red River expedition in April 1864
    Decommissioned, 12 August 1865, at Mound City, IL.
  • Sold at auction, 17 August 1865
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 800 t.
    Length unknown
    Beam unknown
    Depth unknown
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament
    six 12-pdrs
    Propulsion steam
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    William H. Brown 85k Named for William H. Brown (1836 – November 5, 1896) was a United States Navy sailor during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor. His citation reads:

    On board the U.S.S. Brooklyn during successful attacks against Fort Morgan rebel gunboats and the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay on 5 August 1864. Stationed in the immediate vicinity of the shell whips which were twice cleared of men by bursting shells, Brown remained steadfast at his post and performed his duties in the powder division throughout the furious action which resulted in the surrender of the prize rebel ram Tennessee and in the damaging and destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan.
    		 Tommy Trampp
    William H. Brown 85k USS William H. Brown tied up by a Western Rivers shore, during the Civil War.
    US Navy History and Heritage Command photo # NH 60352.    		 Aryeh Wetherhorn
    Benefit
    0986116401    		 347k USS William H.Brown (left) and Benefit during the Red River Campaign, 1864.
    Photo from "The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities" By Miller, Francis Trevelyan, 1877-1959, and Lanier, Robert S. (Robert Sampson), 1880-. Pub. New York : Review of Reviews Co. circa 1910s.    		 Robert Hurst
    USS William H. Brown
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
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