One of the 19 of 24 men (including two civilians) who, by direction of Gen. Ormsby M. Mitchell, penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Ga., in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanaooga and Atlanta.
Medal of Honor Recipient Wilson W. Brown
Additional Details
Accredited to: Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: September 1863
Born: December 25, 1837, Logan County, OH, United States
Died: December 25, 1916, Toledo, OH, United States
Buried: New Bellville Ridge Cemetery, Dowling, OH, United States
Location of Medal:
Naval Historical Center, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC
; Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic (1863 design), Toledo, OH
; Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History (1904 design), Kennesaw, GA