Finch, Foster M.
Birth
Foster Finch was born at about 1839 in Knox, a son of John Finch and Nancy Wood.
Marriage & Children
Military Service
| Residence: | |
| Enlistment Date: | 25 May 1863 [1] |
| Enlistment Place: | Albany, NY[1][2] |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private[1][2] |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery[1][2] |
| Company: | Company G [1][2] |
| **Deserted: | 17 Aug 1863 [1][2] |
| **Deserted at: | Fort Kearney, DC[1][2] |
| **Arrested in: | April of 1864[1][2] |
| **Arrested and imprisoned at: | Elmira, NY[1] |
| Pardoned by Presidential Order: | August 1865[1][2] |
| Muster Out Date: | 1 Aug 1865[1][2] |
| Muster Out Place: | Baltimore, MD[1][2] |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 24 to serve 3 years. [2] *See Additional Research Notes below |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com military databases, Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of NY, Regimental Rosters. |
Death
Foster died in 1885.[3]
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
"Having failed in his attempt to "find a situation" in Albany, a fourth Finch boy, Foster M. (his namesake, an elder brother, had died in infancy), stayed out of the war until July, 1863, when he enlisted in the 7th N.Y. Heavy Artillery.
Early in 1864, Foster was apparently captured by Mosby's Rangers and imprisoned in Virginia. Weakened by his imprisonment, Foster spent some time in hospital after his release before rejoining his regiment in March, 1865.
During most of his service, he was stationed defending forts in the vicinity of Baltimore and Washington, D.C."[3]
Additional Media
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Foster M Finch Name: Foster M Finch Age: 24 Birth Year: abt 1839 Birth Place: Knox, New York Enlistment Year: 1863 Enlistment Location: Albany, New York Muster Year: 1863 Separation Details: Transferred Separation Date: 30 Jun 1865
Name: Foster M Finch Birth Place: Knox, New York Muster Year: 1865 Separation Details: Muster Out of Service Separation Date: 1 Aug 1865
Source Citation: New York State Archives, Cultural Education Center, Albany, New York; New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900;Archive Collection #:13775-83;Box #:1088;Roll #:745.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts of New York State Volunteers, United States Sharpshooters, and United States Colored Troops [ca. 1861-1900]. (microfilm, 1185 rolls). Albany, New York: New York State Archives.
Sources
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Ancestry Military Databases
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Annual Report of the Adjutant-General
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Thirza Finch Diary and Copybook, 1858-1870, Manuscripts Division
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