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William Henry Brewer

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William Henry Brewer

Birth
New York, USA
Death
1 May 1862
Pittsburg Landing, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Lost at War. Specifically: He died on the Ohio River according to a Histoty of Ingham and Eaton Counties, Michigan, and was buried "in the war zone." Add to Map
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William Henry Brewer was the son of William H. Brewer and his first wife, Martha Davis. He is born between 1825 and 1831. William Henry Brewer grows up in New York, but later lives in Eaton Rapids, Michigan. He marries Angeline Matilda Briggs about 1850. They have three children together, Alfred Montigue Brewer, Andrew M. Brewer, who dies in infancy, and Sarah Josephine Brewer (Hands).

On 23 September 1861, William Henry Brewer enlists in the Union Army as a private. He was residing at Eaton Rapids, Michigan prior to enlistment at 30 years of age. He musters in on 17 January 1862, Company F, Michigan 13th Volunteer Infantry Regiment. On 1 May 1862 he succumbs to disease (pneumonia) on the hospital steamer Empress and is assumed buried somewhere in the war zone.

William Henry Brewer left his widow, Angeline, aged 38, and two children, Alfred, aged 12 and Sarah, five.
William Henry Brewer was the son of William H. Brewer and his first wife, Martha Davis. He is born between 1825 and 1831. William Henry Brewer grows up in New York, but later lives in Eaton Rapids, Michigan. He marries Angeline Matilda Briggs about 1850. They have three children together, Alfred Montigue Brewer, Andrew M. Brewer, who dies in infancy, and Sarah Josephine Brewer (Hands).

On 23 September 1861, William Henry Brewer enlists in the Union Army as a private. He was residing at Eaton Rapids, Michigan prior to enlistment at 30 years of age. He musters in on 17 January 1862, Company F, Michigan 13th Volunteer Infantry Regiment. On 1 May 1862 he succumbs to disease (pneumonia) on the hospital steamer Empress and is assumed buried somewhere in the war zone.

William Henry Brewer left his widow, Angeline, aged 38, and two children, Alfred, aged 12 and Sarah, five.


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