A Guide to the Lafayette Sabine Foster Letter, 1862
A Collection in
Special Collections
Collection Number
Ms1991-044
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Scope and Content
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. Foster congratulates Porter on his successes during skirmishes with the Confederate Army at Hanover Court House and Ashland, Virginia, the month before. Transcript available.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Civil War
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Foster, Lafayette S., (Lafayette Sabine), 1806-1880