Congressional Medal of Honor Society

Stories of Sacrifice

U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army

Francis Edwin Brownell

Details

Rank: Private (Highest Rank: First Lieutenant)
Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
Unit/Command:
Company A,
11th New York Infantry (Ellsworth's Zouaves)
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: May 24, 1861
Medal of Honor Action Place: Alexandria, Virginia, USA

Citation

Killed the murderer of Col. Ellsworth at the Marshall House, Alexandria, Va. First Civil War deed to merit Medal of Honor.

Medal of Honor Recipient Francis E. Brownell

Additional Details

Accredited to: Troy, Rensselaer County, New York
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: January 26, 1877
Born: 1840, Troy, Rensselaer County, NY, United States
Died: March 15, 1894, Washington, DC, United States
Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery (PM) (40-2316), St. Louis, MO, United States
Location of Medal: National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC