William R. Brewster
(1828-1869)
Union Army officer
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William Root Brewster (July 27, 1828 – December 13, 1869) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War who commanded a regiment in the famed Excelsior Brigade of the Army of the Potomac. He later commanded the brigade, including at the Battle of Gettysburg where Brewster and his men were overrun by Confederates while defending the Emmitsburg Road position of the III Corps not far from the Peach Orchard.
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27 July 1828 Goshen, Connecticut
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13 December 1869 (aged 41) Brooklyn, New York
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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