Ira Roe Foster
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Ira Roe Foster (January 9, 1811 – November 19, 1885) was a teacher, medical doctor, attorney, soldier, businessman, and politician from South Carolina. During the 1840s, Foster served as brigadier general in the Georgia Militia.
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Ira Roe Foster | |
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Quartermaster General of Georgia | |
In office May 18, 1861 – June 24, 1865 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1811-01-19)January 19, 1811 Spartanburg County, South Carolina, US |
Died | November 24, 1885(1885-11-24) (aged 74) Etowah County, Alabama, US |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Mildred Creighton Crook |
Children | Amantha Camilla, Erycenia Penthecelia, Nancy Lucinda Creighton, and Marcus Lucuius |
Occupation | teacher, medical doctor, attorney, soldier, businessman, politician |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States of America Confederate States of America |
Branch/service | United States Army 7th Georgia Infantry |
Years of service | 1835–42 (USA) 1842–51 (Georgia Militia) |
Rank | Colonel U.S. Army Brigadier General (Georgia Militia) |
Commands | 2nd Brigade 7th Georgia Militia |
Battles/wars | Seminole Wars |
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With the outbreak of the American Civil War, he was appointed Quartermaster General of the state of Georgia, a position he continued to hold after the war's end. He remained active in Georgia state politics into the Reconstruction period. Foster was also elected first mayor of Eastman, Georgia. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives, and was elected to the state senates of both Georgia and Alabama.