Company Unknown
Private
Son of John A Brewster and Mary Winegar.
Union service · New York
94th New York Infantry
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Taken from the William Wood genealogy. commissioned Oct 1862, chaplain 94th NY Vols. Served with the regiment for 3 yrs until mustered out in 1865. He was much loved by his 'boys' and was with them at Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Petersburg, Chancellorsville and in many other engagements.
Company Unknown
Captain
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Company A
Private
Enlisted with Company A of the 94th New York Infantry [3 Feb 1862]. Wounded at second battle of Bull Run [August 30, 1862]. Reenlisted a year later [14 Aug 1863] with Company D, 20th New York Cavalry. Honorably discharged near Manchester, Va. [July 31, 1865].
Company B
Private
This is my ggggrandfather's younger brother. He died during the Civil War but we don't know anything else about him.
Company B
Private
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Company C
Private
James Harris was my great grandmother's brother. Her name was Harriet Harris. Both were from Henderson, New York. His parents were Hiram and Lodicia Clark Harris also of Henderson, New York.
He was born in July 1,1840 in Henderson, New York. He was killed in the second Bull Run battle or possibly in the Cedar Mountain battle. I have 2 conflicting reports. He died on 09/14/1862.
Company E
Private
This is my ggggrandfather. He was imprisoned in Andersonville and lived to get out. I have his firsthand account of his time there and attempted escape and recapture. Very interesting reading!
Company E
Captain
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Company H
Private
2nd Great-Grandfather (Maternal).
Transferred as a Private from Company A, 105th Regiment New York Infantry to Company H, 94th Regiment New York Infantry on 10 March 1863.
Discharged as a Private from Company H, 94th Regiment New York Infantry on 3 January 1865.
Source: New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900.
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Company I
Private
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Company I
Private
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Company K
Private
Son of John L and Lydia Brewster. His son Byron enlisted along with his father.
John A is half brother of Jonas Miles Brewster of the 5th Wisconsin Infantry and Joel Thomas Brewster of the 14th Wisconsin Infantry.
Company K
Private
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Company K
Private
Drummer. Served in his 40s and was married with five children at the time.