John Gray Foster Papers, 1841-1877
- Title:
- John Gray Foster Papers, 1841-1877
- Creator:
- Foster, John Gray, 1823-1874
- Accession / Call Number:
- 1981.115
- Object ID:
- M 1981-115
- Date:
- 1841-1877
- Physical Description:
- 1 box ; 0.21 linear feet
- Scope and Content:
- These papers, mostly correspondence, concern John Gray Foster's career with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. They relate his thoughts on Fort Sumter of Charleston Harbor in South Carolina and the coming of the Civil War. There is correspondence with friends who also attended West Point and with other engineers. During his later years as head of the Boston Corps of Engineers office he dealt with the problems of railroad lines for West Point.
- Subjects:
- Correspondence , Engineers , Military orders , Obituaries , Railroads , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Locations:
- Baltimore, MD
Charleston, SC
Fort Caswell, NC
Fort Moultrie, SC
Fort Sumter, SC
Washington, DC
West Point, NY - Organizations:
- International Ocean Telegraph Company
United States Military Academy
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
West Shore Hudson River Railroad Company - Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society collection.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Collection
- Finding Aid Link:
- RS65517_Foster_John_Gray_Papers_1981.115.pdf
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