William Weer
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William Weer (a.k.a. William A. Weer[2] and William Weir[3]) was a lawyer, attorney general for Kansas and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He is notable for his service in the Trans-Mississippi Theater early in the war and later for being dismissed from the army following a court-martial.
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William Weer | |
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Allegiance | United States of America Union |
Service/ | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1861ā1864 |
Rank | Brigadier General, Kansas Militia Colonel, U.S.V. |
Commands held | 4th Kansas Volunteer Infantry 10th Kansas Infantry |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Other work | Kansas Attorney General |
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