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Foster, Samuel D.

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Samuel D. Foster Letter

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-1990-001
Scope and Content

Union soldier in the Civil War, writing August 17, 1864, from Louisville, Kentucky, to a friend. Describes conditions at the Confederate prison in Danville, Virginia, where he was recently held as a prisoner of war. Notes the behavior of the guards and the quality of the food.

Dates: 1864 - 1864