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Roscoe Green Brown VVeteran

Birth

23 Apr 1842

Vinalhaven, Knox County, Maine, USA

Death

24 Sep 1930 (aged 88)

Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA

Burial

Burial Details Unknown

Memorial ID

257890140

Born in Vinalhaven, Knox County, Maine. A resident of Lodi, Columbia County, Wisconsin when he enlisted in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry. Mustered in as a Private in Company H. Wounded and taken prisoner at Gainesville, Virginia on 28 Aug 1862. Discharged for disability. By 1907 he was a member of Custer Post No. 6 of Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington. Served as Post Commander in 1927. Also served as Aide-de-Camp to Commander-in-Chief Louis F. Arensberg (1924-25) of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). He and his wife Melvina were admitted to the Washington State Veterans Home at Retsil, Kitsap County, Washington on 18 Sep 1913. Melvina died on 20 Sep 1922 in Tacoma, Washington while on furlough and he apparently left the Veterans Home after that and was dropped from the rolls. He died at his home in Tacoma, Washington and is buried next to his wife.

Buried at Tacoma Cemetery
Row: Cemetery Lot 1 - B Cemetery Section 9
Site: Cemetery Grave Number 203