Shot in the stomach, Brown fell from his horse and grabbed one of the wounded men's rifles continuing to fire until he was again wounded in both arms. The payroll, was lost, but Brown earned the Congressional Medal for his bravery. Brown never fully recovered from his wounds. A former San Francisco Bay Area television reporter, Trudy has been an amateur genealogist for 20 years. Trudy conducts family search seminars for libraries, schools, churches, and community groups in the San Mateo and Santa Clara County area.
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