Lyman Foster

First Name: Lyman
Last Name: Foster
Unit: 
Co. G, 169th Pennsylvania Infantry
Rank: 
sergeant
Residence (County): 
Erie County, PA
Biography: 

Lyman Foster (b. ca. 1833) was a farmer from Erie County, Pennsylvania. Most of the letters in this collection were written by Lyman Foster (b. ca. 1833) to his wife, Mary (b. ca. 1836), while Lyman was serving as a sergeant in Co. G, 169th Pennsylvania Infantry. Lyman Foster mustered out of service on July 26, 1863.

Authored Letters

Displaying 1 - 13 of 13
ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
13960 Foster2 April 5, 1862 Lyman Foster Mary Foster VA Erie County, PA
13962 Foster3 November 12, 1862 Lyman Foster Mary Foster Pittsburg, PA Erie County, PA
13964 Foster4 November 16, 1862 Lyman Foster Mary Foster Pittsburg, PA Erie County, PA
13965 Foster5 February 23, 1863 Lyman Foster Mary Foster Gloucester Point, VA Erie County, PA
13967 Foster7 March 8, 1863 Lyman Foster Mary Foster Gloucester Point, VA Erie County, PA
13968 Foster8 March 15, 1863 Lyman Foster Mary Foster Gloucester Point, VA Erie County, PA
13969 Foster9 March 22, 1863 Lyman Foster Mary Foster Gloucester Point, VA Erie County, PA
13970 Foster10 April 26, 1863 Lyman Foster Mary Foster Gloucester Point, VA Erie County, PA
13971 Foster11 May 17, 1863 Lyman Foster Mary Foster Gloucester Point, VA Erie County, PA
13972 Foster12 May 23, 1863 Lyman Foster Mary Foster Gloucester Point, VA Erie County, PA
13973 Foster13 May 30, 1863 Lyman Foster Mary Foster Gloucester Point, VA Erie County, PA
13974 Foster14 June 7, 1863 Lyman Foster Mary Foster Gloucester Point, VA Erie County, PA
13975 Foster15 June 21, 1863 Lyman Foster Mary Foster Gloucester Point, VA Erie County, PA

Received Letters

Displaying 1 - 3 of 3
ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
13959 Foster1 December 1, 1861 Edwin Hunt , Fanny Hunt Lyman Foster , Mary Foster Kane County, IL Erie County, PA
13966 Foster6 March 1, 1863 Edwin Hunt , Fanny Hunt Lyman Foster Kane County, IL Yorktown, VA
13978 Foster17 December 3, 1863 Elijah Foster Lyman Foster Philadelphia, PA

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