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Pvt John Brewer

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Pvt John Brewer

Birth
Melksham, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Death
6 Feb 1863 (aged 19)
Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Grave 4829
Memorial ID
View Source
Co F 107 NY Inf.

Source: in book "Civil War Burials Fredericksburg, Virginia" compiled and edited by Maude E. Mercer Sellman, 1979, p. 57.

Find A Grave contributor Shiredweller sent:
Died at Hope Landing on the west bank of Aquia Creek, 15 miles from Fredericksburg. Was one of 23 members of the NY 107th who died of disease and were buried at Hope Farm near Hope Landing, and were later reinterred at the National Cemetery in Fredericksburg. In 1990 a sandstone memorial originally located at Hope Farm and listing the 23 soldiers was placed on display at the NPS Headquarters at Chatham Manor.

Co F 107 NY Inf.

Source: in book "Civil War Burials Fredericksburg, Virginia" compiled and edited by Maude E. Mercer Sellman, 1979, p. 57.

Find A Grave contributor Shiredweller sent:
Died at Hope Landing on the west bank of Aquia Creek, 15 miles from Fredericksburg. Was one of 23 members of the NY 107th who died of disease and were buried at Hope Farm near Hope Landing, and were later reinterred at the National Cemetery in Fredericksburg. In 1990 a sandstone memorial originally located at Hope Farm and listing the 23 soldiers was placed on display at the NPS Headquarters at Chatham Manor.


Inscription

Co. "F", 107th New York Inf.

Gravesite Details

Mr. Brewer was 18 when he enlisyed on 7/29/1862 at Campbell, N.Y.. He was mustered in on 8/11/1862 and died of "brain fever" on 2/6/1863.


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  • Created by: D K Railsback B
  • Added: Dec 9, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16966356/john-brewer: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt John Brewer (23 Jun 1843–6 Feb 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16966356, citing Fredericksburg National Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by D K Railsback B (contributor 46560043).