Simeon B. Brown
Simeon Batcheldor Brown | |
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| Born | March 1, 1812 Bridgewater, New Hampshire, United States |
| Died | March 18, 1893 (aged 81) Saint Clair, Michigan, United States |
| Allegiance |  United States (Union) |
| Branch |  Union Army |
| Years of service | 1862 – 1865 |
| Rank | Brevet Brigadier General |
| Unit | 6th Michigan Cavalry Regiment |
| Commands | 11th Michigan Cavalry Regiment |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War
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Simeon Batcheldor Brown was a American Brevet Brigadier General that served in the American Civil War under the Union and commanded several battles of the war.
Biography
Family
Brown was born on March 1, 1812, on Bridgewater, New Hampshire.[1] as the son of Benjamin Batcheldor and Mary Spaulding.[2] Simeon married twice with Adeline Brown in 1834 whom they had his only child, Samuel on January 1, 1839, who would go on to serve on the 5th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment. He then married Eliza H. Brown until his death.[2]
American Civil War
He enlisted for the Union army on August 14, 1862, as a Major and on October 13 of the same year, he would be assigned to the 6th Michigan Cavalry Regiment.[1][3] On August 14, 1863, he was promoted to Colonel and on December 10 of the same year, he was given command of the newly formed 11th Michigan Cavalry Regiment. He would lead the Regiment at the Battle of Cynthiana during Morgan's Raid into Kentucky. He would then be promoted to Brevet Brigadier General on January 1, 1865.[1] Brown would then participate in the Battle of Anderson, a battle that occurred three weeks after Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House.[4] Brown then resigned from the Army on June 11 and died in Saint Clair, Michigan on March 18, 1893.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b c d "American Civil War Research Database". civilwardata.com. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ a b "Nutfield Genealogy: Simeon Batchelder and Eliza Colby of Hooksett, New Hampshire - Tombstone". nutfieldgenealogy. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ a b Mark Mayo Boatner (1991). The Civil War Dictionary. Vintage Civil War Library. p. 92. ISBN 0679733922. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Klein, Christopher. "6 Civil War Battles After Appomattox". HISTORY. Retrieved 2020-08-31.