William was a Private in the infantry, Company A, 8th Regiment, Maryland, U.S. Army, during the Civil War. He appears to have been one of the many Union soldiers captured by the Confederate forces during the battle near Spottsylvania Court House, Virginia, May 8-18, 1864. He died of scurvy in the infamous, Andersonville Prison in Georgia.
For Regimental action click here and skip down to "8th Maryland Volunteer Infantry Regiment."
(His last name can also be found spelled Foracre, Foreacres, etc.)
For Regimental action click here and skip down to "8th Maryland Volunteer Infantry Regiment."
(His last name can also be found spelled Foracre, Foreacres, etc.)
William was a Private in the infantry, Company A, 8th Regiment, Maryland, U.S. Army, during the Civil War. He appears to have been one of the many Union soldiers captured by the Confederate forces during the battle near Spottsylvania Court House, Virginia, May 8-18, 1864. He died of scurvy in the infamous, Andersonville Prison in Georgia.
For Regimental action click here and skip down to "8th Maryland Volunteer Infantry Regiment."
(His last name can also be found spelled Foracre, Foreacres, etc.)
For Regimental action click here and skip down to "8th Maryland Volunteer Infantry Regiment."
(His last name can also be found spelled Foracre, Foreacres, etc.)
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William T Foracre
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