Career
Born in 1826 in Glasgow, Scotland, Brown"s birth name was Thomas Hayes. He immigrated to the United States and was living in New York when he joined the United States. Navy. He served during the Civil War as a captain of the forecastle on the United States Ship Brooklyn.
At the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864, he "fought his gun with skill and courage" despite heavy fire.
Brown died on November 1, 1883, at age 56 or 57.