Brown County Veterans Memorial

From its inception in 1836, Brown County gave freely of its sons and daughters in military service in the quest for world peace. Its sacrifices began with the Mexican War in 1846 and continued through the Civil War, 1861–1865, the Spanish-American War in 1898, World War I in 1917–1918, World War II in 1941–1945, the Korean War in 1950–1953, the Vietnam War in 1962–1973, the invasion of Panama in 1990, and the Persian-Gulf War in 1991. Hundreds of Brown County’s sons, and some of its daughters, rallied when threats to freedom arose around the globe, and the county also honored veterans from other areas who later made their home there. In these wars, 1,925 people from Brown County served and 152 were killed, including 90 serving and 14 killed in the Mexican War, 575 serving and 96 killed in the Civil War, 8 serving in the Spanish-American War, 301 serving and 12 killed in World War I, 664 serving and 22 killed in World War II, 191 serving and 7 killed in the Korean War, 47 serving and 1 killed in the Vietnam War, 2 serving in the Panama invasion, and 47 serving in the Persian-Gulf War. The corridor inside the historic Brown County Courthouse contains the names of all the men and women living in Brown County at the time of their induction who served their country in wartime, with a star by the names of those who gave their lives.

Nashville, Indiana · United States