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Brewer, Lewis Peyton (33)


Civil War (Confederate) · Confederate Army

United States of America
P

eyton Lewis Brewer served with the 8th Virginia Cavalry as a teamster and was captured near Bunker Hill, Va. on 2 September 1864. The battle of Berryville, Va. recorded in the New York Times of September 7, 1864 page 1 records the Battle at Berryville, Va. The last line of the article States the following, "What fighting was heard in the direction of Bunker Hill yesterday is presumed to be AVERILL again in the advance. Peyton was assigned to Gen. Averill and listed as being captured in this are on the dates that would match this article.

Timeline

1861 - 1865Civil War (Confederate)
Unit
Eighth Cavalry
Conflict Period
Civil War (Confederate)
Branch
Confederate Army
Served For
United States of America

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Enlistment- Jan 1, 1864
Virginia

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Battle- Sep 2, 1864
Berryville, VA near Bunker Hill. Pvt. Peyton Lewis Brewer was catured. The last line in the atricle is the location of his capture.

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Other Facts

Full Name
Brewer, Lewis Peyton

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Age
33

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