William Weer
William Weer | |
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| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Branch | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1864 |
| Rank | Brigadier General, Kansas Militia Colonel, U.S.V. |
| Commands | 4th Kansas Volunteer Infantry 10th Kansas Infantry |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War |
| Other work | Kansas Attorney General |
William Weer (a.k.a. William A. Weer and William Weir) 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.