George L. Brown, a wagon maker, lived in Farmer Township with his wife, Mary, and children, Lovina and Marietta, according to the 1860 census. Three years later, he enlisted on November 2, 1863 into Company F, 111th Ohio Infantry as a Private.
On the 16th of November, 1863, he was captured at Lenoir, Tennessee, and sent to the notorious prison in Andersonville, Georgia. There he survived about nine months, until his death on August 19, 1864 at 44 years old. The official record from Andersonville noted that he died of scorbutus, which is similar to scurvy. It is caused by a lack of Vitamin C and results in the loss of teeth, anemia, edema and other medical issues.
The Andersonville records also stated that George was buried in Grave 6152 in the National Cemetery there. That cemetery was for those who died as Prisoners of War, over 12,000 men.
The engraving on the George L. Brown stone in Farmer Cemetery begins with "In Memory Of...," a tribute but perhaps not the actual burial place.
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