★★★ -Brown, John Edmunds

John Edmunds Brown:​

Born: August 30, 1830

Birthplace: Caswell County North Carolina
Father: Dr. John Edmonds Brown 1801 – 1846
Mother: Elizabeth Carter 1812 -
Wife: Laura Panthea Morrison 1840 – 1920
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery Charlotte North Carolina)
Children:
Robert Hall Morrison Brown 1872 – 1950
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery Charlotte North Carolina)
Alfred William Brown 1878 – 1932
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery Charlotte North Carolina)
Bedford Jethro Brown 1880 – 1929
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery Charlotte North Carolina)

Education:
Attended Hampden – Sydney College

Occupation before War:
Attorney in Charlotte North Carolina

Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: 1st​ Lt. Of Company D 7th​ North Carolina State Troops
1862 – 1863: Lt. Colonel of 42nd​ North Carolina Infantry Regiment
1863 – 1865: Colonel of 42nd​ North Carolina Infantry Regiment
1864: Wounded in head during the Battle of Bermuda Hundred
1865: Participated in the Battle of Bentonville North Carolina

Occupation after War:
Attorney in Charlotte North Carolina
North Carolina State Representative
Solicitor of Charlotte North Carolina Criminal Court


Died: January 29, 1896
Place of Death: Charlotte North Carolina
Cause of Death: Suicide
Age at time of Death: 65 years old
Burial Place: Elmwood Cemetery Charlotte North Carolina

 

[Paul Yancey]

His wife was the sister of Mary Anna Morrison, who later married Stonewall Jackson.

 

[Polloco]

His regiment, the 42nd North Carolina Infantry, was part of General Pettigrew's Brigade in Virginia.

 

[Polloco]

When he was wounded in the head he was left for dead on the battlefield. He was saved by his colored body servant Dave Brown . Col. Brown supported Dave for the rest of his life.