Brother-in-law to Confederate Major General James Ewell Brown ("Jeb") Stuart. Married January 5,1861 to Maria Pendleton Cooke (Feb 25, 1840- Oct 13, 1926). In May,1861,Dr.Brewer resigned his U.S. Army commission and entered the Confederate States Army Medical Corps. He was attached the Army General Staff under Surgeons-general Daniel DeLeon and Samuel Preston Moore. He and his wife lived in Richmond for the duration of the war. Dr. Brewer served as surgeon general on Gen. Robert E. Lee's staff in Richmond. General Stuart died on Dr. Brewer's couch at his home at 206 E. Grace Street, Richmond, after his wounding at the Battle of Yellow Tavern, May 12, 1864. After the war, Dr. Brewer and his family moved to Vineland, NJ where he practiced medicine and spent the remainder of his life.
Brother-in-law to Confederate Major General James Ewell Brown ("Jeb") Stuart. Married January 5,1861 to Maria Pendleton Cooke (Feb 25, 1840- Oct 13, 1926). In May,1861,Dr.Brewer resigned his U.S. Army commission and entered the Confederate States Army Medical Corps. He was attached the Army General Staff under Surgeons-general Daniel DeLeon and Samuel Preston Moore. He and his wife lived in Richmond for the duration of the war. Dr. Brewer served as surgeon general on Gen. Robert E. Lee's staff in Richmond. General Stuart died on Dr. Brewer's couch at his home at 206 E. Grace Street, Richmond, after his wounding at the Battle of Yellow Tavern, May 12, 1864. After the war, Dr. Brewer and his family moved to Vineland, NJ where he practiced medicine and spent the remainder of his life.
Bio by: Dr. Don Marsh
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