Name/Title
Sidney Brewster, Co. C., 21st OVIEntry/Object ID
2007.176.001Description
4 x 6 Photo (copy) of Sidney Brewster, Co. C., 21st OVI, only known picture of a 21st soldier with a Colt revolving rifle - wounded Sept. 19, 1863 at Chickamauga - died Sept. 20, 1863
Sidney Brewster, born 18 May 1844 in Medina County, Ohio, was the son of Norman and Nancy (Philips) Brewster. Sidney had two older half-brothers George and Darwin Truman; a brother Walter F. Brewster; and a sister Elnora Brewster. His parents evidently divorced, as each remarried in 1864. Sidney served as a private in Company C of the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. He enlisted on 29 August 1861. He was 17 years of age at the time of his enlistment even though military records indicate that he was 18. He received an 18th Birthday greeting from his mother written on 11 May 1862. His father Norman served in Company C, 3rd O.V.C., while his brother, Walter Brewster, served in Company G, 189th O.V.I. during the Civil War. Sidney was killed during the Battle of Chickamauga on 19 September 1863. The Sydney (Sidney) Brewster Post No. 160, G.A.R., at Lemoyne, Wood County, Ohio was named in his honor.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
PhotocopySubject Person or Organization
21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry OVICollection
Civil WarLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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Category 08: Communication Objects