General Robert S. Foster, A.G. Sharp collection
Collection — Folder: S1166
Identifier: S1166
Scope and Contents
The collection includes one item, an original handwritten letter from September 9, 1889, from Robert Sanford Foster to A.G. Sharp, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, expressing regrets to attend the 20th reunion of the "Society of the Army of the Cumberland", September 18, 1889. The original letter was handwritten by General Robert Sanford Foster on stationery of the R.S. Foster and Company, Grain Commission Merchants, established 1865.
Dates
- circa 1865
Creator
- Foster, Robert Sanford (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Robert Sanford Foster served as part of the 13th of the Indiana Volunteer Infantry, mustered in on June 19, 1861. On July 3, 1861, Foster was commissioned by Governor Oliver P. Morton as Major of the 13th Regiment. On May 2, 1862, Foster was promoted to Colonel. The 13th Regiment fought in the Shenandoah Valley and Peninsula Campaign, and engaged in siege operations against Suffolk, Fort Wagner, Fort Sumpter, Petersburg, and Richmond. Foster led reconnaissance efforts leading to the destruction of nearly forty miles of railroad tracks between Richmond and Fredericksburg, Virginia. On June 16, 1863, Colonel Robert S. Foster was appointed Brigadier General.
The 13th Regiment was mustered out on September 5, 1865, and returned to Indianapolis on September 15th with 29 officers and 550 enlisted men. At the close of the war General Foster was appointed member of the military commission for the trial of conspirators and assassins of President Lincoln.
Robert Foster was born in Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, on January 27, 1834. At 16 years old, he worked in the Indianapolis grocery of his uncle, Andrew Wallace, and was a member of the City Greys of Indianapolis, a military organization known as the School of the Soldier. On April 14, 1861, Foster enlisted as a private, and soon after was commissioned Captain by Governor Oliver P. Morton on April 17th. On May 1, 1861 he married Margaret R. Foust, with whom he had two children. Foster died on March 3, 1903 in Indianapolis, and is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Sources:
Turner, Ann. Guide to Indiana Civil War Manuscripts. Indianapolis: Indiana Civil War Centennial Commission, 1965.
Bauer, Stephen Bruce. Grand Army of the Republic, Major General Robert S. Foster. Retrieved from http://suvcw.org/in/RSFoster.html
Robert Sanford Foster. Retrieved from Ancestry.com, http://www.findagrave.com
The 13th Regiment was mustered out on September 5, 1865, and returned to Indianapolis on September 15th with 29 officers and 550 enlisted men. At the close of the war General Foster was appointed member of the military commission for the trial of conspirators and assassins of President Lincoln.
Robert Foster was born in Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, on January 27, 1834. At 16 years old, he worked in the Indianapolis grocery of his uncle, Andrew Wallace, and was a member of the City Greys of Indianapolis, a military organization known as the School of the Soldier. On April 14, 1861, Foster enlisted as a private, and soon after was commissioned Captain by Governor Oliver P. Morton on April 17th. On May 1, 1861 he married Margaret R. Foust, with whom he had two children. Foster died on March 3, 1903 in Indianapolis, and is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Sources:
Turner, Ann. Guide to Indiana Civil War Manuscripts. Indianapolis: Indiana Civil War Centennial Commission, 1965.
Bauer, Stephen Bruce. Grand Army of the Republic, Major General Robert S. Foster. Retrieved from http://suvcw.org/in/RSFoster.html
Robert Sanford Foster. Retrieved from Ancestry.com, http://www.findagrave.com
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a records donation from P. Olin Norwood on 1949/07/01.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2016/11/10 by Linda Gellert. EAD finding aid created 2016/11/10 by Linda Gellert.
Creator
- Foster, Robert Sanford (Person)
- Title
- General Robert S. Foster, A.G. Sharp collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
