Henry Brewer (abt. 1831 - 1862)

Born about 1831 in Tennessee, USA

Husband of Lavintia (Tracy) Brewer — married 28 Sep 1854 in Bartow, Cass, Georgia, United States

Died 6 Apr 1862 at about age 31 in Shiloh Battlefield, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

Pvt Henry Brewer was KIlled in Action during The United States Civil War.

Pvt Henry Brewer served in the United States Civil War.
Mustered out: April 6, 1862
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 55th Regiment, Alabama Infantry

Private Henry Brewer was born about 1831 in Tennessee, USA.

In the 1850 census Henry (age 20), Farmer, was in Sulphur Spring, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States.^[1]

He married Lavinia Tracy in 1854. ^[2]

In the 1860 census Henry (age 29), Farmer, was in District 3, Cherokee, Alabama.^[3]

Henry served in what would become the 55th Alabama Infantry Regiment during the Civil War.^[4]

Henry died on 6 Apr 1862 in Shiloh Battlefield, Hardin County, Tennessee aged ~30. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Sulphur Spring, Rutherford, Tennessee; Roll: 894; Page: 172a; Line Number: 9
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #6511409 (accessed 21 February 2023)
   Henry Brewer (20), Farmer, in Sulphur Spring, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee.
2. ↑ Marriage:Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944: Hunting For Bears, comp.. Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: Georgia marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History Library. Ancestry Record 7839 #21834
3. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 3, Cherokee, Alabama; Roll: M653_5; Page: 117; Family History Library Film: 803005
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #17728909 (accessed 21 February 2023)
   Henry Brewer (29), Farmer, in District 3, Cherokee, Alabama. Born in Tennessee.
4. ↑ Civil War Muster Roll:Alabama, U.S., Civil War Muster Rolls, 1861-1865: Ancestry.com. Alabama, U.S., Civil War Muster Rolls, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Muster rolls of Alabama Civil War Units. SG025006-25100. Montgomery, Alabama: Alabama Department of Archives & History. Ancestry Record 1736 #199519
5. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94888839/henry-brewer: accessed 21 February 2023), memorial page for Henry Brewer (1831-6 Apr 1862), Find A Grave: Memorial #94888839, citing Shiloh Confederate Burial Trench, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Laura Boydston (contributor 47889913). Death:

   Name:	Henry Brewer
   Birth Date:	1831
   Birth Place:	Tennessee, USA
   Death Date:	6 Apr 1862
   Death Place:	Shiloh Battlefield, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
   Cemetery:	Shiloh Confederate Burial Trench
   Cemetery Address:	Hardin County, Tennessee, USA