Brown, Gen. P. P., was born in Madison Co., NY, Oct. 8, 1823.

Baptist Church History

Daily Baptist Encyclopedia – Post by Jim Curran

Brown, Gen. P. P., was born in Madison Co., NY, Oct. 8, 1823. He was converted at eight years of age. After teaching in various places he removed to Alton, Ill., and became principal of the Preparatory Department of Shurtleff College. In 1862 he organized the 157th Regiment of N. Y. Vols. He was soon promoted to be a brigadier- general for gallant service ; he was commended for his bravery at the battle of Chancellorsville. At the battle of Gettysburg he guarded a battery in a very hazardous position. With honor he closed his military career. Gen. Brown has since the war resided in St. Louis, and is a faithful member of the Second Baptist church of that city. From the Baptist Encyclopedia by William Cathcart