Foster Cemetery Veterans
La Porte County Indiana
Galena Township
300E 900N

Updated on April 6, 2015

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Below is a listing of Veteran Burials in Foster Cemetery in Galena Township in La Porte County, Indiana. Listing prepared by Donna Nelson Foster Cemetery Historian.

Name Date of Place of Date of Block Lot Grave Enlisted Discharged Branch of Rank Other

Birth Birth Death




Service/War

Albert, W. Vance Dec 8 1927
Mar 27 2007 4 28


US Navy F2









WW II

Austin, Alexander B. Apr 17, 1839 Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN 16-Feb-06 3 13 3 Jan 1, 1862 Jul 15, 1865 Army Captain Co. G, 48th Reg’t, IN Inf.









Civil War

Barnes, Charles O. Mar 11, 1837 Onondaga Co., New York 6-Nov-06 2 10 14 Sep 5, 1861 Jun 6, 1865 Army Private Co. F., 9th Reg’t, Ind Inf.









Civil War

Barnes, Sep 30, LaPorte Co., IN 27-Mar-91 5 31 7 7-Jul-43 13-Jan-45 Army T/3
Ralph H. 1908






WW II

Bement, Jan 18, 1825 Wolcott, Wayne Co., NY 24-Jul-03 3 17 3 Dec 11, 1861 Aug 18, 1862 Army Private Co. C, 35th Ind. Inf.
Orren







Civil War

Bennitt, Harry E., Jr. 5-Feb-69 LaPorte Co., IN 24-Sep-91 4 28 6 28-Aug-87 12-Jul-90 Army MMDAC, MD, HLDG, DET.









Peacetime

Bennitt, Harry E., Sr. 19-Apr-42 LaPorte Co., 15-Jan-11 4 28







IN








Blanchard, C.D. 1844
1911 4 33
Oct 12, 1861 Jun 30, 1865 Army Private Co. H., 45th Pa. Inf.









Civil War

Brown, Walter

Feb 16, 1864 2 8 1

Army Private Co. F., 4th Mich. Cav.









Civil War

Caler, Frank P. Aug 15, 1894 West Wheeling, OH 23-Oct-76 5 29 13 5-Feb-18 31-Mar-19 Army Sergeant Co. C., 318th Field Signal Battalion









WW I

Caler, Frank R. 19-Apr-32 Pennsylvania 15-Mar-03 5

28-Nov-51 27 Nov, 1955 Air Force

Collins, Usher P. Laton 1839 Ohio Jan 11, 1885 1 3 21

Army
Co. C., 12th MI Inf.









Civil War

Copeland, Sylvester M. Jun 11, 1844 Oswego, NY 18-May-31 3 14 14 Aug 7, 1862 Aug 26, 1863 Army Private Co. E., 110th Reg’t, NY









Civil War













Cummins, John W. Jan 27, 1850 La Porte Co., IN Oct 22, 1871 2 8 10 Dec 11, 1861 Mar 23, 1863 Army 1st Lieut. Co., C., 35th Reg’t, IN Inf.









Civil War

Davis, Gordon E. Jun 6 1923 Illinois 11-Mar-43 5 30 5 11-Mar-43
Army Sergent









WWII

Foster, 30-Aug
9-Jun-04 5 33 10 1943 1945 USNP FCMI USS Columbus
Russell Foley 1922









Frazier, Thomas Mar 13, 1841 Ohio Jan 18, 1863 1 5 7 Aug 16, 1862 Jan 1, 1863 Army Corporal Co. B., 73rd Reg’t, Ind. Vol.









Civil War

Hall, John T. 4-Dec-33
2-Feb-12 4 34





Hudson, Richard Mar 12, 1795 New York Sep 2, 1850 1 5 2

War of 1812

Johnson, William 1842 Ohio Feb 13, 1898 4 25 12 Aug 6, 1862 Jun 29, 1865 Army Private Co. E., 4th Cav., 77th Reg’t









Civil War

Otwell, Jul 7, 1821 Ohio Feb 7, 1872 1 3 25 Sep 11, 1862 Jan 15, 1864 Army Private Co. F, 25th Reg’t Mich
Emery







Civil War

Otwell, Dec 27, 1844 Three Oaks, Berrien Co., MI Feb 1, 1872 1 3 24 Aug 14, 1862 Jun 25, 1865 Army Corporal Co. F., 25th Reg’t Mich
William







Civil War

Paddock, Harvey Apr 22, 1841 La Porte Co., IN 8-Apr-15 4 26 3 Jul 22 1861 Jul 12, 1865 Army 1st Lieut. Co. F., 20th Reg’t Ind. Inf.









Civil War

Paddock, Levi Oct 26, 1786 Dutchess Co., NY Aug 4, 1871 1 1 1

War of 1812 Private 159th Reg’s NY Militia (Hecox’s)
Paddock, Morrison Apr 22, 1835 Onondaga Co., NY 24-Feb-15 5 30 4 Sep 10, 1861 Oct 27, 1864 Army Private Co. G., 9th Ill. Cav.









Civil War

Paddock, Thomas J. Jan 14, 1843 Indiana Aug 5, 1863 3 20 2 Aug 16, 1862 Apr 8, 1863 Army Corporal Co., B., 73rd Reg’t, Ind Inf.









Civil War

Reisinger, Roy Ransom May 9, 1884 Pennsylvania 4-Nov-59 5 30 7

Draft Cards WWI and WWII. No confirmation of service

Shaffer, Sebastian 1829 Germany Apr 3, 1883 4 25 3 Dec 15, 1862 Dec 16, 1865 Army Private Co. F., 12th Mich Inf.









Civil War

Shead, Gilbert A. May 13, 1843 La Porte Co., IN 31-Oct-18 4 22 17 Aug 15, 1861 Aug 20, 1865 Army Corporal Co. K., 6th MI Heavy Artillery









Civil War

Shedd, Albert L. Sep 4, 1847 Indiana Sep 4, 1847 3 21 11 Nov 6, 1863 May 12, 1864 Army Private Co. G., 1st SS Reg’t, Mich









Civil War
Died of Wounds from Battle at Spotsylvania Court House
Shedd, McDonald D. Jun 25, 1839 Indiana Jan 13, 1882 3 21 9 Jan 1, 1862 Jul 15, 1865 Army Private Co. D., 48th Reg’t, Ind. Inf.









Civil War

Shedd, Milo D. Feb 11, 1835 Otis, La Porte Co., IN 21-Mar-12 3 21 13 Aug 27, 1861 Jan 20, 1862 Army Private Co. K, 6th Reg’t, Mich Inf.









Civil War

Stevens, Eugene M. 26-Jul-32 Indiana 8-Feb-62 5 33 5

Air Force Airman 1st Class









Korean War

Tappan, Julius C. Nov 22, 1816 Onondaga Co., NY Aug 10, 1876 2 9 13 Jan 1, 1862 May 26, 1865 Army Private Co. D., 48th Reg’t, Ind. Inf.









Civil War

Warner, Corodon 1823 New York Sep 29, 1877 3 18 8 Aug 16, 1862 Jul 1, 1865 Army Private Co. B., 73rd Reg’t, Ind. Inf.









Civil War

Warner, Cyprian G. 1831 New York
1 2 9 Apr 24, 1861 Sep 15, 1863 Army Private Co F, 9th Inf. & Co. D, 48th Ind. Inf.









Civil War

Wilson, James 1780
1861 3 21


War of 1812
Burial site unknown. Memorial Military marker.
Winch, Flavius Dec 30, 1845
Aug 8, 1862 1 4 9 Jan 1, 1862 Aug 8, 1862 Army Corporal Co. D, 84th Reg’t, Ind. Inf.









Civil War