Weirton in Hancock County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Medal of Honor Pvt. Uriah Brown

Civil War

— 1841 - 1927 —

Medal of Honor Pvt. Uriah Brown Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025

1. Medal of Honor Pvt. Uriah Brown Marker

Inscription. Co. G, 30th Regt. O.V.I.
Battle Vicksburg, MS.
Despite his own wound he
dragged 5 of his wounded
comrades to safety
under intense enemy fire.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.

Location. 40° 24.279′ N, 80° 31.127′ W. Memorial is in Weirton, West Virginia, in Hancock County. It is on Pennsylvania Avenue 0.2 miles east of Gardener Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Weirton WV 26062, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Northern Panhandle

and in the High Valley.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Ohio River Valley,

and in Appalachia.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker,

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measured as the crow flies: Uriah H. Brown (within shouting distance of this marker); Hancock County / State of Pennsylvania (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); Pennsylvania (approx. half a mile away in Pennsylvania); Three Springs Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); Queen of Peace Mausoleum (approx. 2.3 miles away); Saint Paul Catholic Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); Chapel Mausoleum (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Weirton.

Medal of Honor Pvt. Uriah Brown Grave image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025

2. Medal of Honor Pvt. Uriah Brown Grave

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025

3. Medal of Honor Pvt. Uriah Brown Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 164 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 17, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.