Searcy County ArArchives Military Records.....Foster, Henry June 2, 1812 Warof1812 - Enlistment 12th & 8th U. S. Inf. Reg's. U. S. Army ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ar/arfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Robert Foster rfoster37@cox.net November 29, 2013, 9:31 am Enlistment Record, War Of 1812 Register of U. S. Army Enlistments No. 850, Foster, Henry, Private, 20 U. S. Inf., Co. Commander Capt. J. Stanard, Reg. Commander Col. F. M. Randolph. Physical Description: 6', 1 1/12", eyes hazel, hair dark, complexion dark, age 25, occupation Carpenter, born Fauquier or Nottoway Co., Virginia. Enlistment June 2 or 7, 1812, Nottoway Co., Virginia. By Lt. Duvall. Term 5 years. Remarks: Co. Book 1812/14, Present Apr 30 & Aug 15/13. M. R. Capt. Macrae's Co. Aug. 31/13, Present, sick- Present Sept. 11 & 22/13. S.A.M.R. Dec 30/13. Absent. Capt. L. B. Willis' Co. Bk. 12 Infy 1814/15 Present June 8, July 20, Sept 29, & Dec 10/14. D. R. Feby 16, I. R. Feby 28, Apr 30, I. R. Capt. L. Austin's Co. July 8, D. R. Sept 30 & I. R. Oct. 31, & Dec 31/15 Present I. R. Feby 29/16 On com'd with Lt. Hopkins since Febt 27/16 I.R. Apr 30, I. R. Capt. Uriah Blue's Co. June 30, Aug 31, Oct 31, Dec 31/16. Feb 28 & Apr 30/17, Present I. R. & S.A.M.R. Capt. David Riddle's Co. June 30/17 Discharged at Ft. Selden, La June 2/17, term expired. See pension case 12th U. S. Infy made 8th after May 17/15. Key to abbreviations used: S.A.M.R. Semi-Annual Muster Roll I.R. = Inspection return 21 April 1821. For his services as private in Capt. David Riddle's Co., 8th Inf. Reg., Henry Foster was awarded land warrant #24067 for 160 acres of land in what is now Arkansas Co., Arkansas. The land description is Twp 5-S, Range 5-W, NW 1/4, Section 11. This land is south of present day Stuttgart, Arkansas. There is no evidence that he ever lived there. Additional Comments: After his discharge Henry spent a brief period in Madison Co., Alabama where he married Naticia Cannon in 1817. She appears to have died young. I believe he is the same Henry Foster who was living in Giles Co., Tennessee between about 1825-1840. 1830 Giles Co., Tennessee census Henry Foster 2 males under 5 1 male 30-40 1 female under 5 2 females 5-10 1 female 30-40 1840 Giles Co., Tennessee census Henry Foster 1 male 5-10 1 male 30-40 1 female under 5 1 female 5-10 1 female 30-40 (Note. There is some disagreement among researchers about whether this is the same Henry. The age range in 1830 is correct, but that in 1840 is for a slightly younger man. This could be an error on the part of the census taker or it could mean this was a different Henry Foster.) Henry died 1858-1859 in Searcy Co. His last name on the 1850 census is Forrester. A descendant of Henry's told me that the story in his family was that he was gunned down while plowing his fields in Searcy Co. The killers ran off with his mule and left him for dead. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ar/searcy/military/warof1812/enlistment/foster2mt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/arfiles/ File size: 3.4 Kb