 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Brown akaberekerwa muSchuylkill County, Pennsylvania pana December 11, 1841. Akanyoresa mu50th Pennsylvania Infantry musi wa9 Gunyana 1861. Paaiva mubato iroro akasimudzirwa kuva Sergeant uye akaenderera mberi kuwana Medal of Honor nokuda kwekutora mureza wehondo ye47th Virginia Infantry munguva yeHondo yeGlobe Tavernmusi wa19 August 1864. Akazokwidziridzwa kuva 1st Lieutenant uye ipapo kaputeni mukutungamira kwekambani yake, akarwa muhondo yose. Akabuda mubasa musi wa 30 Chikunguru 1865. Mureza waakatora uri kuratidzwa paMuseum of the Confederacy muRichmond, Virginia. 