the flank of Pickett's men as they advanced. Stannard's timely action effectively ended Pickett's Charge and the Battle of Gettysburg. Brown continued to wear the captured sword and pistol until the end of his service. The charges against him for violating the "no straggling" order were not pursued. Later military service After the 13th Vermont's term of service ended, Brown reenlisted, this time as a member of the 17th Vermont Infantry. Promoted to Captain, he was assigned as commander of the regiment's Company A. In May, 1864 Brown was wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness, when a bullet struck his left shoulder as he was giving orders to his company. His left arm had to be amputated, and Brown was discharged in August, 1864. Later life After the war Brown enrolled at Albany Law School, from which he graduated in 1868. He then relocated to Chicago, where he established a successful law practice and was also successful as a real estate investor. During the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 he lost his law library, the building containing his law office and several other buildings he owned, but he was able to recover and continue his law practice and business activities. In May, 1882 the U. S. Grant Grand Army of the Republic Post (Number 28) in Chicago held a testimonial dinner in Brown's honor, and presented him with a medal to commemorate his heroism at Gettysburg. In 1891 Brown returned to Swanton so he could care for his aged parents, and he continued to reside there after their deaths. Brown was elected President of the Reunion Society of Vermont Officers in 1901. He was active in the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) and the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (MOLLUS). Death and burial Brown died in Swanton on September 8, 1903. He is buried at Church Street Cemetery in Swanton. Family Brown was the son of Samuel G. Brown (1816-1891) and Anne M. Crawford Brown (1817-1896). Samuel G. Brown was a Civil War veteran, having served in Company A, 1st Vermont Infantry. Stephen F. Brown's brother, Samuel G. Brown, Jr. (1842-1864), was a lieutenant in the 17th Vermont Infantry. He died in Washington, D.C., as the result of contracting typhoid fever. In 1896 Brown married Mary N. McDonough (1851-1925) in Swanton. Legacy The monument to the 13th Vermont on the Gettysburg battlefield is