Unknown County IL Archives Biographies.....Brown, Egbert Benson 1816 - 
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Author: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary

BROWN, Egbert Benson, soldier, was born at Brownsville, N. Y., Oct. 24, 1816. 
He was thrown upon his own resources at an early age, and having acquired the 
rudiments of an education at Tecumseh, Mich., he was employed first as helper 
on a whaling voyage around the world, and afterwards in various occupations in 
Toledo, Ohio, where, in 1849, he was chosen mayor of the city. In 1852 he 
removed to St. Louis, Mo., and became a railroad manager, resigning his 
position in 1861 to organize a regiment of infantry. He rendered effective 
service in saving the state from secession, and in May, 1862, was appointed 
brigadier-general of Missouri volunteers, becoming brigadier-general of United 
States volunteers in 1863, after the battle of Springfield, Mo., in which he 
was severely wounded. The troops under his command were officially 
complimented by the Missouri legislature for their gallantry at Springfield. 
He never recovered from the effects of his wounds, served for a time as 
pension agent at St. Louis, and in 1869 engaged in farming at Hastings, Ill. 
He was a member of the Illinois board of equalization from 188l to 1884.

Additional Comments:
Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans.
Vol. I-X. Rossiter Johnson, editor. Boston MA: The Biographical Society. 1904.

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