Sergeant William Foster was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 29, 1872 at Red River, Texas during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company F, 4th U.S. Cavalry. Foster was about 40 years old.
8 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on November 19, 1872.
Foster was born in 1832 in England — one of 98 recipients born in England. His Medal of Honor is credited to Bakersville, Washington County, Maryland. Foster died on July 16, 1880 in Presido of San Francisco, California, at the age of about 48. He is buried at San Francisco National Cemetery in San Francisco, California.
Foster is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 85 credited to Maryland.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Gallantry in action.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Indian Wars, Texas–Indian Wars.
Places
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Timeline
- 1832Born in England
- September 29, 1872Act of valor — Red River, TexasAge about 40. Company F, 4th U.S. Cavalry
- November 19, 1872Medal of Honor presented
- July 16, 1880Died in Presido of San Francisco, CaliforniaAge about 48.
- Resting placeSan Francisco National CemeterySan Francisco, California
Biography
Sergeant William Foster (1832 – July 16, 1880) was a British-born soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 4th U.S. Cavalry during the Texas–Indian Wars. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry against the Comanche Indians at the Red River in Texas on September 29, 1872.
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