Brownell, Francis E. (Francis Edwin), 1840-1894

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Civil War private, 11th New York, Company A; lieutenant, 11th U.S. Infantry; first soldier to receive congressional medal of honor.

From the description of Letter: St. Louis, M[iss]o[uri]., to John C. Powers [i.e., Power], Springfield, Illinois, 1878 May 24. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27819087

From the description of Letter and picture: to Col[onel] F[rank] C. Loveland, New York City, 1888 July 18. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27819107

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creatorOf Hay, John, 1838-1905. Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Breckinridge" to "Burt." Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Ellsworth, Ephraim D. Letter, 1884 December 15. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Sheldon, Henry L. (Henry Luther), 1821-1907. Shooting of Col. Ellsworth collection, ca. 1860s-ca. 1891. Sheldon Museum Research Center
creatorOf Brownell, Francis Edwin, d. 1894. Letter: St. Louis, M[iss]o[uri]., to John C. Powers [i.e., Power], Springfield, Illinois, 1878 May 24. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Brownell, Francis Edwin, d. 1894. Letter and picture: to Col[onel] F[rank] C. Loveland, New York City, 1888 July 18. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Collection of autographs, [ca. 1797 to ca. 1915] Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn [Francis Edwin Brownell of Company A, 11th New York Infantry Regiment, in uniform; portrait set in memorial badge of black silk] [graphic]. Library of Congress
referencedIn Owl Club (Hartford, Conn.). The Owl Club records, 1886-1891. Connecticut Historical Society
referencedIn Brady, Mathew B., ca. 1823-1896. Elmer E. Ellsworth, col., 1st Zouaves : photographic copies of letter and photographs in the collection of Americana of Frederick Hill Meserve, New York. Allen County Public Library, ACPL
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Birth 1840-07-18

Death 1894-03-15

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