Joseph L. Brown born 1 April 1832 in North Carolina. Married 2 September 1856 in Stoney Point, Iredell County North Carolina to Nancy Fox. Died 31 May 1862.He was born in Stony Point, Alexander County, North Carolina 1 August 1832. Joseph was a Pvt, in the Confederated Army. He is buried in Stony Point Cemetery in Stony Point.
The Battle of Seven Pines, also known as Fair Oaks, took place 31 May 31 - June 1, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia Joseph died on 31 May.  In all, 84,000 men were engaged.  On May 31st, CSA Commander Gen. Joseph E. Johnston attempted to overwhelm two Federal corps that appeared isolated south of the Chickahominy River.  The Confederate assaults succeeded in driving back the IV Corps and inflicting heavy casualties.  Union reinforcements arrived and both sides fed more and more troops into the battle.  Supported by the III Corps and Sedgwick's division of Sumner's II Corps, who crossed the rain-swollen river on Grapevine Bridge, the Federal forces were stabilized.  On June 1, the Confederates renewed their assaults against the Federals.  Last-minute reinforcements saved the Union from a serious defeat, however, both sides claimed victory.  One of the bloodiest battles of the war, in two days, there were 13, 736 casualties spread over the battlefield of Seven Pines; 5,739 Union and 7,997 Confederate.  Perhaps the most significant result of the battle, Commander Joseph Johnston, at which time, commanded of the Army of Northern Virginia, was seriously wounded.  A day later, the job fell to Gen. Robert E. Lee.