★★★ Foster, Isaac Foster

Isaac Foster Hunt​

Born: November 16, 1833

Birthplace: Newberry District, South Carolina

Father: Major Jacob Hamilton Hunt 1798 – 1866

(Buried: Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, South Carolina)​

Mother: Hannah Herbert Galbreath 1800 – 1864

(Buried: Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, South Carolina)​

Wife: Elizabeth Harriet Austin 1832 – 1918

(Buried: Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, South Carolina)​

Married: 1854

Children:

Infant Hunt 1855 – 1855​

(Buried: Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, South Carolina)​

Education:

Attended South Carolina Military Academy​

Occupation before War:

Merchant in Newberry, South Carolina​

Civil War Career:

1861: Private Company B, 1st​ South Carolina Infantry Regt. (Gregg's)​

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1861 – 1863: Captain, Company D, 13th​ South Carolina Infantry Regt.​

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1862: Wounded Battle of Gaines Mill, Virginia​

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1862: Wounded Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia​

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1863: Major of 13th​ South Carolina Infantry Regiment

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1863 – 1864: Lt. Colonel of 13th​ South Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1864 – 1865: Colonel of 13th​ South Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1864: Wounded Battle of Fussell's Mill, Virginia​

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1865: Paroled at Appomattox, Virginia on April 9th​​

Occupation after War:

Cotton Merchant in Charleston, South Carolina​

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President of Insurance Company in Greenville, South Carolina​

Died: April 13, 1900

Place of Death: Greenville, South Carolina

Age at time of Death: 66 years old

Burial Place: Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, South Carolina