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Photo # NH 105365:  Medal of Honor awarded to Robert Brown, 1864

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Captain of the Top Robert Brown, USN, (1830-????)

Robert Brown was born in 1830 in Norway. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy from New York and served as Captain of the Top on board USS Richmond during the United States Civil War. On 5 August 1864, during the furious action at the Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama, Brown "rendered gallant service" in the face of heavy opposing gunfire. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his conduct in that action. While serving in Richmond during conquest of the lower Mississippi River, Robert Brown had participated several actions.

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Photo #: NH 105365

U.S. Navy Medal of Honor


Reverse of a Medal of Honor awarded to Captain of the Top Robert Brown, USN, for courageous performance in his station on board USS Richmond during the Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama, 5 August 1864.

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U.S. Navy Medal of Honor citation of Captain of the Top Robert Brown, USN (as printed in the official publication "Medal of Honor, 1861-1949, The Navy", page 17):

"On board the U.S.S. Richmond in action at Mobile Bay on 5 August 1864. Cool and courageous at his station throughout the prolonged action, BROWN rendered gallant service as his vessel trained her guns on Fort Morgan and on ships of the Confederacy despite extremely heavy return fire. He participated in the actions at Forts Jackson and St. Philip, with the Chalmette batteries, at the surrender of New Orleans and in the attacks on batteries below Vicksburg."


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