Spotwood T. Foster

Mustered into service as a Private on November 25th, 1861

Born 24 February 1829

Died 03 December 1897

Buried Woodlawn / Maxville Cemetery, Randolph County Indiana

 

Private Foster was wounded at the Battle of Antietam on September 17th, 1862. By the fall of 1864 the ranks of the 19th Indiana were so depleted from combat casualties and sickness they were folded into the 20th Indiana Infantry. Spotwood was put into Company A of that regiment were he served until the end of the war mustering out on July 12th, 1865.

 

He filed for a pension in June of 1874.

 

 

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