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Thomas M. Brown |
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As provided to the 80th Indiana
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This image shows Thomas dressed in his navy blue Union Army officer's
uniform, with the insignia (referred to then as 'shoulder straps') of a
1st Lieutenant on his coat. It is believed this image was taken
sometime between August 1862 and June 1865. Lieutenant Brown's
kepi uniform hat is just barely visible by his elbow on the table.
An electronic copy of the original image,
and written permission to post it on the 80th Indiana website, are courtesy of Brian and Triva
Schrader.
Thomas was a resident of Dover Hill in Martin County, Indiana when he was commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant by Indiana Governor Oliver P. Morton. Lieutenant Brown was mustered into the 80th Indiana on August 18, 1862 when the unit was first formed. He was mustered out of the Army on June 22, 1865 at Salisbury, North Carolina, when the 80th was disbanded after the end of the war. During his nearly 3 years' service Lieutenant Brown served on the 80th's Field & Staff as its Regimental Quarter Master, the officer responsible for the unit's equipment. With the information on this page it is possible to order a copy of this soldier's military service records, and his pension records if any exist, from the US National Archives and Records Administration. If you do, then please consider sending a copy of what you receive to the 80th's Webmaster so that more details about his service can be added to this site. All such contributions will be credited to the donor, by name, on the list of Modern 80th Indiana Volunteers. Thank you for your consideration. Source: Regimental Descriptive Rolls, 1861-1865, Volumes III, IV, and VIII, Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana (Indianapolis, Indiana, 1866). |
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