Lieutenant Colonel of the 7th Missouri Infantry

Brown was severely wounded in the shoulder at Springfield, Mo. and lost the use of an arm

With rare St. Louis, Missouri back mark

(1816-1902) Born in Brownsville, New York, as a young man he sailed on a whaling ship eventually putting roots down in Toledo, Ohio, in the early 1840's. He became a respected grain dealer, and built the first steam elevator in town. Entering local politics, he became the mayor of Toledo. He then moved to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1852, and was engaged in the railroad business. During the first year of the Civil War, Brown joined the Union army and was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the 7th Missouri Infantry. He was appointed brigadier general of the Missouri State Militia (Union) in May 1862, and brigadier general of U.S. Volunteers on November 29, 1862. General Brown's duties primarily involved suppressing Confederate guerrillas and opposing raids from Arkansas and the Indian Territory. Among his greatest achievements were two victories over General Joseph Shelby, at the Second Battle of Springfield in 1863, during General Marmaduke's first raid, and at Marshall, Missouri, during Shelby's Great Raid of 1863. Brown was severely wounded in the shoulder at Springfield and lost the use of an arm. He later commanded the District of Central Missouri in 1863-1864. Although very successful in the engagements he participated in, General Brown received some criticism for what some of his superiors deemed lack of vigor and initiative. He saw action during the 1864 raid of Missouri by General Sterling Price, and at the Battle of Westport. Brown was then assigned command of the District of Rolla, Missouri in January 1865, holding that post until the end of the war. After the hostilities ended, Brown served as the United States pension agent in St. Louis, from 1866 to 1868. He later resigned to operate a farm in Illinois. He died in the home of a granddaughter at West Plains, Missouri, on February 11, 1902, and was buried next to his wife in Cuba, Missouri.

Wet plate, albumen carte de visite, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Bust view in uniform with rank of brigadier general. Back mark: Mansfield & Eaton's City Gallery, Opp. entrance Planter's House, St. Louis, Mo. Two Sky Lights, and Multiple Cameras. All Negatives Preserved. Excellent image. Rare.