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Pvt William J Brewer Veteran

Birth
Death
30 Aug 1863 (aged 18–19)
Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Gettysburg Dead Section: originally buried at Gettysburg, he was reinterred 1872-73.
Memorial ID
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Company C "Montross Guards" of Westmoreland County, 47th Virginia Infantry, Field's Brigade, A.P. Hill's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence was not listed.
Enlisted on 5/16/1861, he was mustered into "C" Co. VA 47th Infantry as a Private.
Wounded, POW 7/3/1863 Gettysburg, PA; compound fracture of right leg; died of wounds in U.S. Hospital.

The 47th Infantry Regiment was formed in June, 1861, with men recruited in Caroline, Middlesex, Essex, and Stafford counties. During February, 1865, the 47th and 55th Regiments were consolidated.

Company C "Montross Guards" of Westmoreland County, 47th Virginia Infantry, Field's Brigade, A.P. Hill's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence was not listed.
Enlisted on 5/16/1861, he was mustered into "C" Co. VA 47th Infantry as a Private.
Wounded, POW 7/3/1863 Gettysburg, PA; compound fracture of right leg; died of wounds in U.S. Hospital.

The 47th Infantry Regiment was formed in June, 1861, with men recruited in Caroline, Middlesex, Essex, and Stafford counties. During February, 1865, the 47th and 55th Regiments were consolidated.

Bio by: BigFrench


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