Soldier Information
Name: James Foger
Alias: Thawbush
Place of Birth: Oldham KY Year of Birth: 1829
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 9
Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: March 29, 1865
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
Document: View
Congressional District: 5th
Company: D Regiment(s): 125th Regt USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, KY
Mustered Out Date:
Rank at Muster Out: NA
Notes:
The CMSR for the soldier was located in Fold 3. Cursive writing on record appears to suggest the spelling of the last name for the soldier varied on transcription as it appears to read as Forgs and Foger. In December 1865, the soldier was detached to the Quarter Master Department at Indianapolis, Indiana. The soldier was documented to have passed away at the U.S. Post Hospital, Cairo, Illinois, due to pneumonia, on 24 Feb 1866.
Many thanks to the Oldham County History Center and scholar Robert Bell for providing us with basic information about this soldier upon which our additional research is based.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? Yes
Military Death Date: February 24, 1866
Military Death Location: Post Hospital Cairo, Illinois
Military Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Death Date: February 24, 1866
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Death Certificate
Soldier Pension Information
No pension card found
Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: July 29, 1867
Application No.: 150562 Certificate No.: 118582
No other family pension card found
Pension File Information
Pension File: Pension File
Pensioners: Harriet Johnson
Pensioner County: Jefferson Pensioner State: KY
Number of Pages:18
Pension Notes:
The pension file details the soldier’s widow, Harriet Thawbush nee Johnson’s successful claim to receive a widow’s pension for his service having indicated that she married the soldier in Louisville, KY, on 4 Dec 1865. The marriage, although no written document could be presented, was supported by two witnesses, a Rachel Robinson, and John Adams, the minister who performed the ceremony. In addition, two soldiers serving in the regiment of Thawbush supported their knowledge of the wedding and explained an apparent mixup with Thawbush being enlisted and called by the last name of Foger. These witnesses were Pious Bell and Thomas Canard. The file failed to disclose any relatives for either Thawbush or his wife. In addition, the file indicated that the couple had no children. On 5 Sept 1868, Harriet was awarded a pension of $8/month from the beginning date of 25 Feb 1866. She was represented by attorney H.M. Carr, Louisville, KY.
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
No Freedman’s Bank information found
No Freedmen’s Bureau Documents found
Family Information
Mother First Name: Mother Maiden Name:
Father First Name: Father Last Name:
Siblings:
Wife #1 First Name: Harriet Maiden Name: Johnson
Wife #2 First Name: Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children:
Family Notes:
No parents, siblings or children were located during research for this soldier. It is further noted that the pension filing made by the soldier’s widow failed to disclose that they had any children.
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