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Lieut James Henry Foster

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Lieut James Henry Foster

Birth
Death
19 Nov 1863 (aged 21–22)
Chickamauga, Walker County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Charles Corbin (member #49406699) has contributed the following:
According to page 647, Volume 1, Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865, Lt. Foster was wounded at Battle of Chickamauga on September 19, 1863, (battle occured Sept. 19th and 20th rather than Nov. 19th on tombstone).
He died from that wound on October 5, 1863.
He first enlisted in 5th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry on May 11, 1861, and transferred to Company A, 17th Battalion, Alabama Sharpshooters in 1862.
Charles Corbin (member #49406699) has contributed the following:
According to page 647, Volume 1, Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865, Lt. Foster was wounded at Battle of Chickamauga on September 19, 1863, (battle occured Sept. 19th and 20th rather than Nov. 19th on tombstone).
He died from that wound on October 5, 1863.
He first enlisted in 5th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry on May 11, 1861, and transferred to Company A, 17th Battalion, Alabama Sharpshooters in 1862.

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Lieut. James Henry
Foster
of the Confederate Army
Son of
Thomas Flournoy and
Elizabeth McKinne Foster
He fell in the memorable
Battle of Chicamauga
Nov. 19, 1863
in the 22 year of his age.
"Rest with the brave who's
Names belong to the
High sanctity of song."

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