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 | |||||
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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. |
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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. |
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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. | |
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Bennitt, Harry E., Sr. | 19-Apr-42 | LaPorte Co., | 15-Jan-11 | 4 | 28 | ||||||
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Blanchard, C.D. | 1844 | 1911 | 4 | 33 | Oct 12, 1861 | Jun 30, 1865 | Army | Private | Co. H., 45th Pa. Inf. | ||
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Brown, Walter | Feb 16, 1864 | 2 | 8 | 1 | Army | Private | Co. F., 4th Mich. Cav. | ||||
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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 |
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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. | |||
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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 |
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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. |
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Davis, Gordon E. | Jun 6 1923 | Illinois | 11-Mar-43 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 11-Mar-43 | Army | Sergent | ||
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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Stevens, Eugene M. | 26-Jul-32 | Indiana | 8-Feb-62 | 5 | 33 | 5 | Air Force | Airman 1st Class | |||
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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. |
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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. |
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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. | |
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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 |