Career
He was honored with the award on 1 December 1864. Brown was born in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania on 11 December 1841. He enlisted into the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry on 9 September 1861.
He was subsequently promoted to 1st Lieutenant and then captain in command of his company, having fought throughout the war.
He mustered out of service on 30 July 1865. The flag he captured is on display at the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia.
