Life span: 05/27/1823 to 09/02/1874TabsLife SummaryFull name: John Gray FosterPlace of Birth: Whitefield, NHBurial Place: Nashua, NHBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 1Family: Mary Foster (wife) Education: West Point (US Military Academy)Occupation: MilitaryRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderMilitary: US military (Pre-Civil War)Union ArmyUS military (Post-Civil War) Events Date span begin Life span End Event 07/26/1863 07/26/1863 In North Carolina, Union infantry land at Winton on the Chowan River to disrupt Confederate supply lines 07/27/1863 07/27/1863 In North Carolina, Union cavalry and infantry rendezvous on the Chowan River. 07/28/1863 07/28/1863 In North Carolina, Confederate defenders turn back a Union cavalry attack on the Weldon Railroad Bridge Documents Author Docs Date Title 09/20/1866 John Gray Foster to Ulysses S. Grant, September 20, 1866, Tallahassee, Florida. Images John Gray Foster, portrait size John Gray Foster John Gray Foster, detail Bibliography