Timeline
Birth- 29 July 1838
Providence Rhode Island
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)- Age: 23 years
Company
D
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Unit
1st Infantry (3 Months, 1861)
Branch
Army
State
Rhode Island
Served For
United States of America
Muster Date
2 May 1861
Corpl
Enlistment- 17 Apr 1861-Age: 23 years
Casualty- 21 July 1861-Age: 23 years
Wounded in Battle; Missing
Battle of 1st Manassas, Virginia
Discharge
Corpl
Death- 1 Aug 1861-Age: 23 years
wounds received in battle - presumed
Manassas/Bull Run Virginia
Burial
Cenotaph - Swan Point Cemetery, Providence Rhode Island
Other Facts
Full Name
Samuel Foster
Father
father - Abel Foster
Mother
mother - Sophia Field Foster
Gender
Male; Occupation - Clerk
Also Known As
AKA - Samuel Foster 2d