Foster, James, d. 1880.

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Isaac Gaillard Foster and John Sanderson Foster were the sons of James Foster, a medical doctor of Natchez, Mississippi. The family resided at Hermitage Plantation near Natchez. Both sons served in the Confederate Army. John S. Foster died of wounds received during the Gettysburg campaign, 1863; Isaac G. Foster served in Company B of the 10th Mississippi Regiment and died in 1864.

From the description of James Foster family correspondence, 1861-1866. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122520183

James Foster was a medical doctor of Natchez, Mississippi. Foster owned the Hermitage Plantation near Natchez. He was married to Sinah Ana Caroline Foster (nee Gaillard), and they had five children: Elizabeth Jane Ralston (called Lizzie), John Sanderson, Sinah Warren (1840-1894), Catherine Olivia (called Kate), and Isaac Gaillard. Sinah's brother, Thomas B. Gaillard, attended Oakland College in Rodney, Mississippi, and Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

From the description of James Foster and family papers, 1829-1904. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 122555972

James Foster was a medical doctor of Natchez, Miss., and owner of the Hermitage Plantation near Natchez.

From the description of James Foster medical record books, 1826-1893. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 162108124

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creatorOf Foster, James, d. 1880. James Foster medical record books, 1826-1893. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Mississippi--Natchez
Confederate States of America
Natchez (Miss.)
Hermitage Plantation (Miss.)
Louisiana--New Orleans
United States
Kentucky
Mississippi
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Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862
Atlanta Campaign, 1864
Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861
Bull Run, 2nd Battle of, Va., 1862
Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863
Chattanooga, Battle of, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1863
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
Medical care
Medicine
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Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862
Williamsburg, Battle of, Williamsburg, Va., 1862
Yellow fever
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Physicians
Physicians
Physicians
Plantation owners
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Death 1880

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