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Robert Young Brown:
Born: October 8, 1841
Birthplace: Copiah County Mississippi
Father: Albert Gallatin Brown 1813 – 1880
Mother: Roberta Eugenia Young Brown 1813 – 1886
Education:
Attended Georgetown University & University of Virginia
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Private of Company H 18th Mississippi Infantry Regt.
1862 – 1864: Captain of Company H 18th Mississippi Infantry Regt.
1863: Wounded & Captured during the Battle of Gettysburg PA.
1863 – 1864: Held as Prisoner of War by the Union Army
1864: Exchanged in the Prisoner Exchange on March 10th.
1864: Major of 6th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment
1864 – 1865: Colonel of 6th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1866: Attorney in New Orleans Louisiana
Died: October 15, 1866
Place of Death: New Orleans Louisiana
Age at time of Death: 25 years old
Burial Place: Greenwood Cemetery Jackson Mississippi
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Robert Young Brown:
Born: October 8, 1841
Birthplace: Copiah County Mississippi
Father: Albert Gallatin Brown 1813 – 1880
Mother: Roberta Eugenia Young Brown 1813 – 1886
Education:
Attended Georgetown University & University of Virginia
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Private of Company H 18th Mississippi Infantry Regt.
1862 – 1864: Captain of Company H 18th Mississippi Infantry Regt.
1863: Wounded & Captured during the Battle of Gettysburg PA.
1863 – 1864: Held as Prisoner of War by the Union Army
1864: Exchanged in the Prisoner Exchange on March 10th.
1864: Major of 6th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment
1864 – 1865: Colonel of 6th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1866: Attorney in New Orleans Louisiana
Died: October 15, 1866
Place of Death: New Orleans Louisiana
Age at time of Death: 25 years old
Burial Place: Greenwood Cemetery Jackson Mississippi
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