Asking for help again. Great uncle

[timberjack86]

I'm trying to find any information on my great uncle I can. I did find this on ancestry. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!!

Name	Francis L Foutch
Enlistment Date	15 May 1861
Enlistment Rank	Private
Muster Date	15 May 1861
Muster Place	Tennessee
Muster Company	A
Muster Regiment	7th Infantry
Muster Regiment Type	Infantry
Muster Information	Enlisted
Side of War	Confederacy

 

[Drew]

The 7th Tennessee was in Virginia with General Lee all the way to Appomattox. There may be muster roles that show where your uncle was and what he was up to. Professor Google may help.

7th Tennessee Infantry Regiment

History of the 7th Tennessee Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War, with timeline of important events, battles and movements

civilwarintheeast.com

 

[timberjack86]

Ok, I went ahead and just bought the fold 3 membership. Here's what I found, he was captured in Pickett's charge at Gettysburg and was sent to fort Delaware as a POW. He was present for all the battles leading up to Gettysburg and more than likely fought for Stonewall Jackson a time or two! He remained a POW for the rest of the war after Gettysburg. What a story he could have told!

 

[Story]

Likely to be him.

Francis Lafayette “Fate” Foutch (1835-1913) - Find...

Find a Grave memorial for Francis Lafayette “Fate” Foutch born 11 Dec 1835 and died 8 Aug 1913. Buried at Eastview Cemetery, Alexandria, DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States of America, North America

www.findagrave.com

 

[timberjack86]

Likely to be him.

Francis Lafayette “Fate” Foutch (1835-1913) - Find...

Find a Grave memorial for Francis Lafayette “Fate” Foutch born 11 Dec 1835 and died 8 Aug 1913. Buried at Eastview Cemetery, Alexandria, DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States of America, North America

www.findagrave.com

That's him! Thank you!!!

 

[Story]

That's him! Thank you!!!

Cool. Now hit the LIKE button on my post, 'cause I trade them in for Christmas cookies at the end of this week.

PS - whoever made that post put a lot of effort into it, so likely to be accurate. Suggest you make up a findagrave account (if not already having one) and reach out to them. Might be kin of yours.

 

[East Tennessee Roots]

I'm trying to find any information on my great uncle I can. I did find this on ancestry. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!!

Name	Francis L Foutch
Enlistment Date	15 May 1861
Enlistment Rank	Private
Muster Date	15 May 1861
Muster Place	Tennessee
Muster Company	A
Muster Regiment	7th Infantry
Muster Regiment Type	Infantry
Muster Information	Enlisted
Side of War	Confederacy

National Archives NextGen Catalog

The online portal to the records held at the National Archives, and information about those records.

catalog.archives.gov

 

[DixieRifles]

Ok, I went ahead and just bought the fold 3 membership. Here's what I found, he was captured in Pickett's charge at Gettysburg and was sent to fort Delaware as a POW.

That's cool. It is sad to read about an ancestor who was taken prisoner— or in some cases KIA —at a battle but it pretty much guarantees he fought at that battle. Otherwise, all you know is he was present in the company at the end of the pay period.

 

[timberjack86]

 

[timberjack86]

From everything I've read he was captured around the angle during Pickett's charge.

 

[timberjack86]

Can this be hell?

the blood, the sweat, the tears

www.smithvillereview.com

Old thread but found this article pertaining to my ancestor in this thread.

 

[BCS1973]

Cool. Now hit the LIKE button on my post, 'cause I trade them in for Christmas cookies at the end of this week.

LOL Are Smilies worth double cookies?

 

[Stryker65]

@timberjack86 Do you know when he was released? A lot of Confederate POWs got released in March or April of 1865, when the war wasn't quite over yet.

 

[timberjack86]

@timberjack86 Do you know when he was released? A lot of Confederate POWs got released in March or April of 1865, when the war wasn't quite over yet.

I'll have to dig thru my records but I believe it was April 65

 

[MasonDixon]

After the war a lot of men changed names and never returned.

 

[G Low]

My great uncle was killed at the battle of Jonesboro, would he have a muster roll on file? Oglethorpe Infantry.

 

[G Low]

My great uncle was killed at the battle of Jonesboro, would he have a muster roll on file? Oglethorpe Infantry.

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What are the battles he may have been in?

 

[Stryker65]

What are the battles he may have been in?

2nd Bn Georgia Sharpshooters fought with the AoT from Perryville onwards, through Atlanta and to Nashville.