James P. Brown
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| Name at Enlist | James P. Brown |
| Birth Name | |
| Lived | ca. 1830 – 15 Jun 1864 |
| Resident of Muster-In | Racine, Racine County, WI |
| Company at Enlistment | C |
| Rank at Enlistment | Private |
| Muster Date | 5 Dec 1862 |
| Cause of Death | diarrhea |
| Death Location | Racine, Racine County, WI |
James P. Brown joined the WI 15th Infantry, Company C. The men of the company called themselves the “Norway Bear Hunters,” but they were also known as the Color Company because the regimental Color Guard was attached to their company.
The army listed Brown as living in Racine, Racine County, WI, a tailor, and age 32. He had blue eyes, brown hair, fair complexion, and stood 5’4”. He enlisted for three years on November 29, 1862 at Racine, and mustered on December 5, 1862 at Madison, WI as a Private (Menig). He joined C Company at Murfreesboro, TN on January 16, 1863. He served with the Brigade Commissary during November 1863. He was sick in Chattanooga, TN in December 1863. He died in Racine, WI on June 15, 1864 of diarrhea.
Sources: WHS Regimental Muster and Descriptive Rolls, 1861-1865, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, vol.20, p.44; Det Femtende Regiment, Wisconsin Frivillige [The Fifteenth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers], Ole A. Buslett, Decorah, IA, 1894, p.408; Nordmændene i Amerika, Martin Ulvestad, 1907, History Book Co., Minneapolis, MN, p.273; Wisconsin in the War of the Rebellion, Wm. DeLoss Love, 1866, Church and Goodman, Chicago, p.1081.