★★★ Brown, John Edmunds

John Edmunds Brown
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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)​

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Alfred William Brown 1878 – 1932​

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina)​

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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​

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1862 – 1863: Lt. Colonel of 42nd​ North Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1863 – 1865: Colonel of 42nd​ North Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1864: Wounded in head during the Battle of Bermuda Hundred​

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1865: Participated in the Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina

Occupation after War:

Attorney in Charlotte, North Carolina​

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North Carolina State Representative​

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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.

 

[Pollaco]

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

 

[Pollaco]

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.