Pvt William Bryant Brewer (1840-1862)

Pvt William Bryant Brewer Veteran

Birth

1840

Benton County, Tennessee, USA

Death

8 Jul 1862 (aged 21–22)

Cook County, Illinois, USA

Burial

Oak Woods Cemetery

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map

Plot

Confederate Mound

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Son of Nicholas "Nick" Brewer and Margaret "Peggy" McKenzie.

Inscription

B 55 TENN.

Gravesite Details

One of 6,000 Confederate soldiers buried here in a mass grave who died as prisoners of war at Camp Douglas in Chicago.

Family Members

Parents

Nicholas "Nick" Brewer Jr

1820–1895
Margaret "Peggy" McKenzie Brewer

1814–1852

Siblings

Effie Pickney Brewer Farmer

1836–1922
Sarah Brewer

1841 – unknown
Nancy "Betz" Brewer

1842–1920
John Malcolm Beaton Brewer

1844–1929
Alfred Beeler Brewer

1850–1942
Minerva "Aunt Rig" Brewer

1852–1931

Half Siblings

James Franklin "Hose" Brewer

1863–1923

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Nicholas "Nick" Brewer Jr

Margaret "Peggy" McKenzie Brewer

Effie Pickney Brewer Farmer

Sarah Brewer

Nancy "Betz" Brewer

John Malcolm Beaton Brewer

Alfred Beeler Brewer

Minerva "Aunt Rig" Brewer

James Franklin "Hose" Brewer

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