Foster family papers, 1861-1869.

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Foster family papers, 1861-1869.

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Foster family papers consist of correspondence, a transcript of a diary, and a commonplace book. Correspondence includes letters and transcripts of letters (1862-1865) from Henry Poyas Foster and his brother, Charles B. Foster, mostly to their mother, Harriet S.P. Foster, but also to other relatives, about casualties and bombardments of Fort Sumter, a battle (May 1864) near Petersburg, Virginia, skirmishes, fellow soldiers and officers, the need for clothing, and family matters. Letters are from James Island, S.C., Fort Sumter, North Carolina, and various camps in Virginia. Papers include a list (n.d.) of casualties, a typed transcript of Charles B. Foster's diary (1864) as a wounded prisoner in a federal hospital before he died, and a commonplace book (1861) compiled for Henry P. Foster by his mother containing prints, quotations, literary passages, and poems, including a poem by Catherine G. Poyas, and pencil sketches by Harriet S.P. Foster. Commonplace book has later clippings (1862-1869) pasted over many entries, and contains annotations made by Constance Perry Foster, the grand-daughter of Harriet S.P. Foster.

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South Carolina Historical Society

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Foster, Henry Poyas, 1846-1919

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Poyas, Catherine Gendron, 1813-1882.

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Foster family.

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South Carolina family. Henry Poyas Foster, a resident of Summerville, South Carolina, was a Confederate soldier in Hagood's Brigade. His brother Charles, who was born in Charleston, South Carolina, was also in Confederate service. Charles B. Foster was wounded in battle near Ream's Station, Virginia in August of 1864 and died the following month at Alexandria, Virginia. From the description of Foster family papers, 1861-1869. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record i...

Foster, Harriet Smith Poyas, 1816-1899.

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Foster, Charles Bernard, 1842-1864.

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...