William Montague Browne (July 7, 1823 – April 28, 1883) was a prominent Irish-born American politician and newsman. During the American Civil War, he served as Acting Secretary of State for the Confederacy in 1862 and as a temporary brigadier general in the Confederate States Army. When he was not confirmed to that rank by the Confederate Senate, he reverted to his permanent grade of colonel.
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7 July 1827 Dublin, Ireland
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Died |
28 April 1883 (aged 55) Athens, Georgia
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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