William M. Foster (1)
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Antebellum
- Enlisted from Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin
War Career
- May 20, 1861 - Enlisted in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company C
- June 11, 1861 - Mustered into federal service with unit
- August 16-September 2, 1862 -
The Northern Virginia Campaign
- August 28, 1862 - Wounded in action at the
Engagement at Gainesville, Virginia
- August 28, 1862 - Wounded in action at the
- October 25, 1862 - Discharged for disability
Postwar Career
Family
Notes
Sources
Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Page 342)
Categories:
- Wisconsin Soldiers
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
- Soldiers from Grant County, Wisconsin
- Soldiers from Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Enlisted
- Union Enlisted on 1861.05.20
- Wisconsin Enlisted on 1861.05.20
- Wisconsin Mustered In
- Union Mustered In on 1861.05.20
- Wisconsin Mustered In on 1861.05.20
- Wisconsin Wounded
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry Soldiers Wounded on 1862.08.28 (Gainesville, VA)
- Wisconsin Discharged
- Union Discharged on 1862.10.25 (Disability)
- Wisconsin Discharged on 1862.10.25 (Disability)
- Source: RWV (1) 0342