William R. Brewster
Military Person
1828 – 1869
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Who was William R. Brewster?
William Root Brewster 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 ACW not far from the Peach Orchard.
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- Born
- Jul 27, 1828
Goshen - Also known as
- William Brewster
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Dec 13, 1869
Brooklyn
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on July 23, 2013
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