George Perkins Foster | |
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Nickname(s) | Fighting Colonel |
Born | Walden, Vermont, U.S. | October 3, 1835
Died | March 19, 1879 Burlington, Vermont, U.S. | (aged 44)
Place of burial | |
Allegiance | United States of America Union |
Service | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1861–1865 |
Rank | Colonel Brevet Brigadier General |
Commands | 1st Vermont Brigade 4th Vermont Infantry |
Battles / wars | American Civil War |
Other work | US Marshal |
George Perkins Foster (October 3, 1835 – March 19, 1879) was a school teacher, Colonel and brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and then a United States Marshal.