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Commander Isaac Newton Brown, CSN, (1817-1889)

Isaac Newton Brown was born in Caldwell County, Kentucky, on 27 May 1817. He became a Midshipmen in the U.S. Navy in March 1834 and attained the rank of Lieutenant in 1846. Leaving the service on the outbreak of the Civil War, he accepted an appointment as a Lieutenant in the Confederate States Navy in June 1861 and served in the Mississippi River region during the next two years. In May 1862, he was assigned to the incomplete ironclad CSS Arkansas, finishing her outfitting and serving as commanding officer during her dramatic breakout through the Federal fleet to Vicksburg on 15 July 1862. He was promoted in August 1862 in recognition of this bold action. In 1863-65, Commander Brown was captain of the ironclad CSS Charleston, which operated in defense of Charleston, South Carolina. After the end of the Civil War, he farmed in Mississippi and later moved to Texas. Commander Isaac Newton Brown died at Corsicana, Texas, on 1 September 1889.

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Photo #: NH 73375

Lieutenant Isaac Newton Brown, CSN


Line engraving published in "Battles and Leaders of the Civil War", Volume III, page 575.
He was Commanding Officer of CSS Arkansas during her July 1862 engagements with U.S. Navy forces and was author of the "Battles and Leaders" article in which this engraving appeared.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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Photo #: NH 66644

"Commander Isaac N. Brown, C.S.N."


19th Century line engraving.
While a Lieutenant, Brown commanded CSS Arkansas during her engagements with U.S. Navy forces in July 1862. He was promoted to the rank of Commander in August 1862.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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28 November 1999