Capt. (CSA) William Kellam Foster

Foster, William K. BATTLE UNIT NAME: Confederate States Zouave Battalion, Louisiana SIDE: Confederacy COMPANY: F
SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Second Lieutenant SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Second Lieutenant ALTERNATE NAME: FILM NUMBER: M378 ROLL 10 PLAQUE NUMBER: NOTES: none

Captain William Kellam Foster, of the staff of General Magruder, was born in England, August 4, 1836, and came to the United States with his parents in childhood. He was educated at Philadelphia, studied law, and at the time of the beginning of hostilities in 1861 was practicing his profession at New Orleans. He took part in the capture of the Federal arsenal about the time of the secession of Louisiana, entered the Confederate service with the Louisiana Zouaves, and later became assistant inspector general with the rank of captain on the staff of Gen. John B. Magruder. In this capacity he served from 1862 to 1864, participating in the Seven Days' battles around Richmond and the capture of Galveston, Tex. In 1864-65 he continued his service to the end upon the staff of Gen. John G. Walker. Captain Foster died in New Orleans in 1881. On March 2, 1865, he was married to Margaret Hadley, of Houston, Tex., daughter of T. B. J. Hadley and Piety L. Smith, and first cousin of Col B. F. Terry. Two children of Captain and Mrs. Foster are living: Paul Hadley Foster, of Greenville, Tex., and Victor Sidney Foster, a cadet at West Point, N.Y.

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