Author: John G. Foster
Alternate names: John G. Foster Union army general; Foster, John G. (John Gray), 1823-1874; Foster, John G. 1823-1874; Foster, John Gray 1823-1874; John Gray Foster
Born: 1823
Died: 1874
Bio: John Gray Foster (May 27, 1823 – September 2, 1874) was an American soldier. A career military officer in the United States Army and a Union general during the American Civil War, he served in North and South Carolina during the war. A reconstruction era expert in underwater demolition, he wrote a treatise on the subject in 1869. He continued with the Army after the war, using his expertise as assistant to the chief engineer in Washington, DC and at a post on Lake Erie. -Wikipedia