Thornsbury Bailey Brown Military person

Thornsbury Bailey Brown (May 15, 1829 – May 22, 1861) of Taylor County, Virginia (now West Virginia) is generally considered the first Union soldier killed by a Confederate soldier during the American Civil War. Brown, a member of a Virginia militia or volunteer company which supported the Union with the grade of private, was killed by a member of a Virginia militia or volunteer company which supported the Confederacy at Fetterman, Virginia (now West Virginia) on May 22, 1861. The members of both companies were from the same general vicinity of Taylor County.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Brown Thornsberry Bailey
Birth date	May 15, 1829
Date of death	May 22, 1861
Place of death	Fetterman West Virginia
Resting place	Grafton West Virginia , Grafton National Cemetery