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Rear Admiral George Brown (1835-1913) was an officer of the United States Navy who served during the American Civil War. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1855. He especially distinguished himself on the night of February 24, 1863, when, in command of the river gunboat Indianola at Palmyra Island, he defended himself for an hour and a half against four Confederate gunboats. He was wounded and taken prisoner, and his vessel was destroyed. He was held at Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia until exchanged in May 1863. He commandeered and armed the civilian vessel Union at Marion, Indiana for defense against Morgan's Raiders in July 1863. Later he commanded the Itasca at the Battle of Mobile Bay in 1864. Signed Card “Geo. Brown, Rear Admiral, US. Navy, Navy Yard, Norfolk Va., May 31, 1877”.
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