Simeon Batcheldor Brown
Born(1812-03-01)March 1, 1812
Bridgewater, New Hampshire, United States
DiedMarch 18, 1893(1893-03-18) (aged 81)
Saint Clair, Michigan, United States
Allegiance United States (Union)
Branch Union Army
Years of service1862 – 1865
Rank Colonel
Bvt. Brigadier General
Unit6th Michigan Cavalry Regiment
Commands held11th Michigan Cavalry Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Simeon Batcheldor Brown was an American brevet brigadier general who 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, in Bridgewater, New Hampshire,[1] the son of Benjamin Batcheldor and Mary Spaulding.[2] Simeon married Adeline Brown in 1834, with whom he had his only child, Samuel, on January 1, 1839, who would go on to serve in the 5th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment. He later married Eliza Colby until his death.[2]

American Civil War

He enlisted in the Union Army on August 14, 1862, as a major. On October 13 of the same year, he was 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 was then promoted to brevet brigadier general on January 1, 1865.[1] Brown participated in the Battle of Anderson in South Carolina, 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, 1865. He died in Saint Clair, Michigan, on March 18, 1893.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "American Civil War Research Database". civilwardata.com. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Nutfield Genealogy: Simeon Batchelder and Eliza Colby of Hooksett, New Hampshire - Tombstone". nutfieldgenealogy. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Mark Mayo Boatner (1991). The Civil War Dictionary. Vintage Civil War Library. p. 92. ISBN 0679733922. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  4. ↑ Klein, Christopher. "6 Civil War Battles After Appomattox". HISTORY. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
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