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Stephen F. Brown
Stephen F. Brown (April 4, 1841 – September 8, 1903) was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War. He became famous for entering the Battle of Gettysburg armed only with a camp hatchet. He soon acquired a sword and pistol from a Confederate he took prisoner. Brown distinguished himself in battle and aiding other soldiers.
After the war, he graduated from Albany Law School, and moved to the growing city of Chicago to set up a practice. He became a businessman in addition to attorney. Brown rebuilt his practice and businesses after losing multiple properties in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Two decades later he returned to Swanton, Vermont to aid his aging parents.
The 13th Vermont Infantry honored Brown by placing a statue of him on the Regimental Monument at Gettysburg.
Stephen Flavius Brown was born to Samuel G. Brown and Anne M. (Crawford) Brown in Swanton, Vermont, on April 4, 1841. He had a brother, Samuel G. Brown, Jr., and sister Ann E., who died young. Their father farmed on the Crawford homestead. After Stephen Brown was educated in Swanton, he started working in winters as a teacher, while also attending school in Swanton Falls. He farmed with his father in summer. He passed the entry exam and planned to begin studies at the University of Vermont in the fall of 1862.
Instead of beginning college, Brown enlisted for the Civil War as a Private in Company K, 13th Vermont Infantry Regiment, a nine months' regiment. He was soon elected the company's First Lieutenant. The 13th Vermont was part of the 2nd Vermont Brigade, and carried out duties in Maryland and Virginia during 1862 and 1863.
In July 1863, the 2nd Vermont Brigade marched from Maryland to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, as part of the VI Corps. While en route, Brown violated a "no straggling" order and disobeyed a security detail guarding a well in order to refill the canteens of several soldiers in his company who were succumbing to the summer heat. Brown was arrested and relieved of his sword and pistol, an officer's symbols of authority. But given the fierce fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg, Brown was allowed to keep marching with his men.
Once the 2nd Brigade arrived at Gettysburg, Brown determined to reclaim his honor by taking part in the fight. Arming himself with a hand axe from a woodpile near his regiment's camp, Brown charged into battle to the cheers of his men. During the hand-to-hand combat, he compelled the surrender of a Confederate officer, and took his sword and pistol before making him a prisoner.
During the battle, Brown suffered head trauma from the concussion of an artillery shell, which exploded near him as he gave aid to a member of the regiment who had lost a leg during the fighting. Despite hearing loss and other effects from the concussion, Brown refused to leave the field, telling the regimental surgeon that he would continue to fight unless the entire regiment was ordered to retreat.
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Stephen F. Brown
Stephen F. Brown (April 4, 1841 – September 8, 1903) was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War. He became famous for entering the Battle of Gettysburg armed only with a camp hatchet. He soon acquired a sword and pistol from a Confederate he took prisoner. Brown distinguished himself in battle and aiding other soldiers.
After the war, he graduated from Albany Law School, and moved to the growing city of Chicago to set up a practice. He became a businessman in addition to attorney. Brown rebuilt his practice and businesses after losing multiple properties in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Two decades later he returned to Swanton, Vermont to aid his aging parents.
The 13th Vermont Infantry honored Brown by placing a statue of him on the Regimental Monument at Gettysburg.
Stephen Flavius Brown was born to Samuel G. Brown and Anne M. (Crawford) Brown in Swanton, Vermont, on April 4, 1841. He had a brother, Samuel G. Brown, Jr., and sister Ann E., who died young. Their father farmed on the Crawford homestead. After Stephen Brown was educated in Swanton, he started working in winters as a teacher, while also attending school in Swanton Falls. He farmed with his father in summer. He passed the entry exam and planned to begin studies at the University of Vermont in the fall of 1862.
Instead of beginning college, Brown enlisted for the Civil War as a Private in Company K, 13th Vermont Infantry Regiment, a nine months' regiment. He was soon elected the company's First Lieutenant. The 13th Vermont was part of the 2nd Vermont Brigade, and carried out duties in Maryland and Virginia during 1862 and 1863.
In July 1863, the 2nd Vermont Brigade marched from Maryland to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, as part of the VI Corps. While en route, Brown violated a "no straggling" order and disobeyed a security detail guarding a well in order to refill the canteens of several soldiers in his company who were succumbing to the summer heat. Brown was arrested and relieved of his sword and pistol, an officer's symbols of authority. But given the fierce fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg, Brown was allowed to keep marching with his men.
Once the 2nd Brigade arrived at Gettysburg, Brown determined to reclaim his honor by taking part in the fight. Arming himself with a hand axe from a woodpile near his regiment's camp, Brown charged into battle to the cheers of his men. During the hand-to-hand combat, he compelled the surrender of a Confederate officer, and took his sword and pistol before making him a prisoner.
During the battle, Brown suffered head trauma from the concussion of an artillery shell, which exploded near him as he gave aid to a member of the regiment who had lost a leg during the fighting. Despite hearing loss and other effects from the concussion, Brown refused to leave the field, telling the regimental surgeon that he would continue to fight unless the entire regiment was ordered to retreat.