Medal of Honor
May 3, 1863–May 4, 1863
Fredericksburg and Salem Heights, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Corporal
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company G, 62d New York Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Severely wounded while carrying the colors, he continued at his post, under fire, until ordered to the rear.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Edward Brown Jr. — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-002810
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Entered service at
- New York, N.Y.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 90667e154abd2bdca774dadde35f7ac5cec2392da119fc592f65b3e5ba6b8fda
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
Current official reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; legacy citation and source-row provenance are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.