Lt. Col. John M. Brown

April 12, 1839 - July 26, 1864

was the youngest brother of Georgia Governor Joseph Brown. He was in the 1st Regiment, Georgia State Line during the Civil War. The regiment was under direct control of Governor Brown and generally referred to as "Joe Brown's Pets." John was wounded “while gallantly leading his regiment in a charge on a battery of Federal artillery” in Atlanta on July 22, 1864 and died in the Governor’s Mansion in Milledgeville on July 26, 1864.

Governor Brown erected this beautiful marble monument over John's grave some years later. Unfortunately, use of bleach and wire brushes has stained and damaged some of the inscription.

Side: East, Section: E