Hugh G. Brown

(Born in Pennsylvania. — Appointed from Iowa.)

Military History. — Private 15th Iowa Volunteers, September, 1861. Second Lieutenant 15th Iowa Volunteers, December, 1861, and engaged at the battle of Shiloh. Acting Regimental Adjutant. First Lieutenant 15th Iowa Volunteers, June, 1862. Aide-de-Camp to General Ord, July, 1862. Engaged at the battle of Iuka, and action of David's Bridge, Miss. Temporary duty on the staff of General Wright, commanding Department of the Ohio. On staff of General Ord, and engaged at the siege of Vicksburg, Miss. Captain and Aide-de-Camp U. S. Volunteers, July, 1863. Engaged in Sherman's pursuit of the rebel General Johnston, and General Banks' expedition in Western Louisiana. Acting Assistant Adjutant-General U. S. Forces, in Texas, to the spring of 1864. Temporary duty in the Middle Military Department, during the rebel General Early's raid on Washington, D. C With 18th Corps, in front of Petersburg, Va., and engaged at the battle of the Mine, capture of Fort Harrison, action of Fair Oaks, and in the operations of the Army of the James, terminating in the surrender of General Lee. Brevet Major U. S. Volunteers, for gallant and meritorious services in the campaign of 1864, to date from the capture of Fort Harrison, Va. Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel U. S. Volunteers, for gallant conduct in the field. Second Lieutenant 18th U. S. Infantry, May, 1866. Transferred to the 36th U. S. Infantry, by the re-organization of the army. First Lieutenant 36th U. S. Infantry, November, 1866. Brevet Captain U. S. Army, for gallant and meritorious services at the siege of Vicksburg, Miss. Brevet Major U. S. Army, for gallant and meritorious services at the capture of Fort Harrison, Va. Aide-de-Camp to General Ord, commanding Department of the Ohio. Aide-de-Camp to General Ord, commanding the 4th Military District, Vicksburg, Miss., from — to —

SOURCE: Guy Vernor Henry, Military Record of Civilian Appointments in the United States Army, Vol. 1, p. 261