Theodore Washington Brevard, Jr.
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Theodore Washington Brevard
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| Birth name | Theodore Washington Brevard Jr. |
| Born |
August 26, 1835 Tuskegee, Alabama |
| Died | June 20, 1882 (aged 46) Tallahassee, Florida |
| Buried | St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 Confederate States of America
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| Service/ |
 Confederate States Army
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| Years of service | 1861 - 1865 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General
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| Commands held |
 2nd Florida Infantry Battalion 11th Florida Infantry Regiment |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Call |
| Other work | Lawyer |
Theodore Washington Brevard Jr. (August 26, 1835,Tuskegee, AL– June 20, 1882, Tallahassee, FL) was an American military officer best known for having served in the Confederate States Army. During his tenure with the Confederate army, he eventually reached the rank of Brigadier-General. Brevard was captured by the forces of General George Custer and imprisoned at Johnson's Island. He later died in 1882.
He was the son of Judge Theodorus W. Brevard, the namesake of Brevard County, Florida and Caroline E. Mays Brevard. He was the son-in-law of Florida territorial governor Richard K. Call. The historian and educator Caroline Mays Brevard was his daughter.
Theodore Washington Brevard Jr. was born in Tuskegee, Alabama on August 26, 1835 and studied law at the University of Virginia. He was admitted to the Florida bar in 1858, and later served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1858 to 1859, and in the Florida Senate representing the 10th district from 1865 to 1866.
On April 14, 1859, he married Mary Call, the daughter of Richard Keith Call. The wedding took place at The Grove, which was the residence of his sister-in-law Ellen Call Long.
In June 1860, Brevard was appointed adjutant and inspector-general for the state of Florida. At the beginning of the Civil War in 1861, he resigned from this post to enter active service, feeling that "he was too young a man to hold a safe and easy position whiles others were in peril".
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