Harvey E. Brown Jr.

Dr. Harvey E. Brown Jr. (1840 – August 20, 1889) was an American military officer and army surgeon. The son of Major General Harvey Brown, he entered the U.S. Army shortly after graduation from the University of New York and had a distinguished career as an army surgeon with the 17th New York Volunteers, part of the famed "Excelsior Brigade", under General Daniel Sickles during the American Civil War.[2] He was surgeon of volunteers for three years [3] before transferring to the Regular Army on April 13, 1863.[1]

Harvey E. Brown Jr.
Born1840
Governors Island, New York Harbor, New York, United States
DiedAugust 20, 1889(1889-08-20) (aged 49)
Jackson Barracks near New Orleans, Louisiana[1]
Place of burial
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Service/branchArmy Medical Department
Years of service1861–1889
Rank Major
Unit17th New York Volunteers
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
RelationsHarvey Brown
Other workMilitary historian

He also saw extensive service during several major yellow fever epidemics in the southeastern United States during Reconstruction and later wrote an important research report on the subject, "More Efficient System of Quarantine on the Southern and Gulf Coasts", in 1873. He was considered one of the foremost experts in the field during his 25-year career. A member of the Surgeon General's office in later years, he became a military historian detailing the history of the U.S. Army Medical Department in "The Medical Department of the United States Army from 1775 to 1873". He was promoted to major in 1881. Brown died from consumption at the Jackson Barracks near New Orleans, Louisiana on August 20, 1889, and buried at the Chalmette National Cemetery two days later.[3][1]

References

  1. Kelly, Howard A.; Burrage, Walter L. (eds.). "Brown, Harvey E." . American Medical Biographies . Baltimore: The Norman, Remington Company.
  2. University, New York (1916). General Alumni Catalogue of New York University. New York University. p. 240.
  3. Shrady, G F; Stedman, T L (14 Sep 1889). "The Medical Record". 36. W. Wood: 293. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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