| Marker Number |
11474 |
| Atlas Number |
5361011474 |
| Marker Title |
Dr. Samuel M. Brown |
| Index Entry |
Brown, Samuel M., Dr. |
| Address |
|
| City |
Orange |
| County |
Orange |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
428610 |
| UTM Northing |
3328297 |
| Subject Codes |
Civil War; medical topics and health professionals; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1987 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Evergreen Cemetery, Border and Jackson St., Orange |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
(1836-1887) South Carolina native Samuel M. Brown served with distinction as a surgeon in the Confederate army during the Civil War. He and his family settled in East Texas in 1866 and in 1871 moved to Orange. He was a respected local physician, often treating county jail prisoners and paupers. A leading citizen of the town, he was tragically killed in a locomotive accident on March 29, 1887. A local newspaper reported that he was aiding a child when he was struck by the train, and that his death was a great shock to the citizens of Orange. |
