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In 1871, the US government established the Southern Claims Commission to address southerners' petitions for compensation of supplies, livestock, and other items taken by the Union troops during the Civil War. More than 20,000 claims were filed. These testimonial files include first-person accounts of how civilians survived the war, detailed circumstances regarding loss of property, and accounts of each family's history and loyalty to the Union cause.
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- Publication Number:
- M1407
- Publication Title:
- Southern Claims Commission
- Short Description:
- NARA M1407. The Southern Claims Commission denied these claims by southerners seeking compensation for property loss. They were barred or disallowed for a number of reasons.
- Collection Title:
- Southern Claims Commission
- State:
- Tennessee
- County:
- McMinn
- Claimant:
- William Foster
- Claim Number:
- 15879
- Claim Date:
- 1872-08-23
- Page:
- 5
- Original data from:
The National Archives
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mrfoster
William Foster and wife Pheba (last name unknow) migrated from Virgina to Wayne County, Kentucky around 1810. They had six children and this document concerns one of of them; William Foster Jr. William Foster Jr. was born in Virginia, met his wife, Martha "Patsy" Hubbard, in Wayne County, then moved to McMinn County, Tennessee around 1820. He filed this claim for compensation for lost property due to the Civil War in 1878 and the claim was denied. My interest in the document is to established that this is the William Foster named in the will of Pheba Foster. There is ample evidence herein to establish overwhelming circumstantial evidence that this is the son of William and Pheba Foster of Wayne County. The most compelling evidence contained here is William Foster's testimony that he had to flee McMinn County during the Civil War to avoid forced conscription by the rebel army. Foster states that he fled to Wayne County, Kentucky and lived with relatives there for a short period.