Wilson Brown (Medal of Honor recipient)

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Wilson Brown
1841 – 1900
Place of birth	Natchez, Mississippi
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Navy
Rank	Landsman
Unit	USS Hartford
Battles/wars	American Civil War * Battle of Mobile Bay
Awards	Medal of Honor

Wilson Brown (1841 – 1900) was a United States Navy sailor during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor.

On August 5, 1864, during the Battle of Mobile Bay, Brown served as a Landsman on the USS Hartford. Several months later, on December 31, 1864, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during that battle.

Landsman Brown's official Medal of Honor citation reads:

On board the flagship U.S.S. Hartford during successful attacks against Fort Morgan, rebel gunboats and the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay on 5 August 1864. Knocked unconscious into the hold of the ship when an enemy shellburst fatally wounded a man on the ladder above him, Brown, upon regaining consciousness, promptly returned to the shell whip on the berth deck and zealously continued to perform his duties although 4 of the 6 men at this station had been either killed or wounded by the enemy's terrific fire.

Wilson Brown died at age 58 or 59 and was buried in Natchez National Cemetery, Natchez, Mississippi.