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Foster, Lafayette S. (Lafayette Sabine), 1806-1880

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1806 - 1880

Biographical Note

United States Senator (1855-1867) from Connecticut. Letter written by Foster on June 9, 1862, from his Senate Chambers in Washington, D.C., to Fitz-John Porter (1822-1901), commander of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War.

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Lafayette Sabine Foster Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-044
Abstract

Letter from United States Senator Lafayette Sabine Foster of Connecticut (1855-1867), dated in the Senate Chamber on June 9, 1862, and addressed to General Fitz John Porter, commander of the Army of the Potomac's V Corps during the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War, congratulating Porter on his success during the Battle of Hanover Court House, Virginia, the previous month.

Dates: 1862