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rdf:type	Military Person
rdfs:label	William R. Brewster
rdfs:comment	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 ACW not far from the Peach Orchard.
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Unit	Army of the Potomac
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serviceyears	1861
Birth Date	1828-07-27
Commands	dbkwik:resource/eAp22TC1rc6lps9kSnWK_w== Excelsior Brigade
Branch	Union Army
death place	Brooklyn, New York
Name	William R. Brewster
placeofburial label	Place of burial
Birth Place	dbkwik:resource/D3WoSsCd_6M8rujPPegCZg==
death date	1869-12-13
Rank	35
Allegiance	Union (American Civil War) United States of America
Battles	dbkwik:resource/qEZ4ldM2RFMcqOGQQ-D7-g== Battle of Fredericksburg dbkwik:resource/ScxHMg492NoGs3MXwVzQ1g== American Civil War dbkwik:resource/FW589J0RVpw_pxgG4E2o4g== Battle of Gettysburg Siege of Petersburg
laterwork	Businessman
abstract	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 ACW not far from the Peach Orchard.