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Lieut. Wilson W. Brown
In Memory of
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By Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2006 | |
| | | 1. Lieut. Wilson W. Brown Marker | | |
Inscription. [Marker Front]:
In memory of Lieut. Wilson W. Brown, Medal of Honor winner, who is buried here. He joined the famous Andrews Raid to wreck Confederate supply lines. The raiders captured a locomotive, "The General," at Big Shanty, Georgia, on April 12, 1862. Brown served as the engineer and was captured after the "General" ran out of fuel. He escaped on October 16 and made his way back to Union lines after enduring great hardships.
[Marker Reverse]:
THE ANDREWS RAIDERS
Hanged by the Confederates, June, 1862
James J. Andrews
William M. Campbell
Samuel Robertson
Marion A. Ross
John M. Scott
Charles P. Shadrach
Samuel Slavens
George D. Wilson
Escaped October 16, 1862
Wilson W. Brown
Daniel A. Dorsey
Martin J. Hawkins
William J. Knight
John R. Porter
John A. Wilson
John Wollam
Mark Wood
Paroled March 17, 1863
William Bensinger
Robert Buffum
Elihu H. Mason
Jacob Parrott
William Pittenger
William H. Reddick
Discovered before the raid
James Smith
Samuel Llewellyn
Erected 1965 by The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 1-87.)
Marker series. This marker is included in the | | | | 
By Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2006 | |
| | | 2. Lieut. Wilson W. Brown Marker | | View of the reverse side of the historical marker. | | |
Medal of Honor Recipients marker series.
Location. 41° 28.759′ N, 83° 35.544′ W. Marker is in Dowling, Ohio, in Wood County. Marker is on Carter Road 0.1 miles from Dowling Road. Click for map. This historic marker is located in a rural area, just east of Interstate 75, between Perrysburg and Bowling Green, Ohio. Marker is in this post office area: Bowling Green OH 43402, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. The Maumee and Western Reserve Road / Turnpike Milestones (approx. 5.4 miles away); Army Lodge No. 24 Free and Accepted Masons (approx. 5.8 miles away); Amos Spafford / Perrysburg (approx. 5.8 miles away); 17th Infantry Regiment (approx. 5.8 miles away); Fort Meigs / Introduction 1 (approx. 5.9 miles away); Fort Meigs / Introduction 2 (approx. 5.9 miles away); Fort Meigs / Introduction 3 (approx. 5.9 miles away); Fort Meigs / Introduction 4 (approx. 5.9 miles away). |
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By Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2006 | |
| | | 3. Lieut. Wilson W. Brown Marker | | View of historical marker in left foregrond and wilson W. Brown''s gravestone in center/right background. | | |
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By Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2006 | |
| | | 4. Lieut. Wilson W. Brown Gravestone | | |
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By Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2006 | |
| | | 5. Lieut. Wilson W. Brown Gravestone | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on May 16, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 941 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 16, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 4, 5. submitted on May 17, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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