Charles Wesley Foust Letters

Charles Wesley Foust (ca. 1836-1864) was a blacksmith from Jefferson County, Alabama. He married Melissa D. Wear on July 13, 1856. At the time of the 1860 Census, Foust and his wife, Melissa (b. ca. 1839) had two small children. Foust’s father, David Foust (b. TN 1804-1888) was a farmer in neighboring Shelby County. He and his brother, David Clinton Foust (ca. 1843-1912) enlisted in Co. B, 10th Alabama Infantry in June of 1861. Another brother, James Asbury Foust (ca. 1838-1863) appears to have served in the Confederacy and died on February 22, 1863. Although David survived the war, Charles died in the Civil War on May 6, 1864.

Archive: 
Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama
Other: 
Civil War Soldiers’ Letters LPR78, Box 1, folder 15

Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
11452 Foust1 July 5, 1856 Charles Wesley Foust David Foust Jefferson County, AL Shelby County, AL
11453 Foust2 December 14, 1860 Charles Wesley Foust David Foust Jefferson County, AL Shelby County, AL
11454 Foust3 March 4, 1862 Charles Wesley Foust David Foust Prince William County, VA Shelby County, AL
11455 Foust4 March 23, 1862 Charles Wesley Foust David Foust Orange Court House, VA Shelby County, AL

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