Fort Davis Soldiers' Roster F
Forester to Fuss
Name
Rank
Company Regiment
Enlistiment Date
Enlistment Location
General Informtion

Forester, James

Pvt.

E

16th Inf.

9/25/1876

Cleveland, OH

January 1881 on duty at Ft. Quitman

Forester, James

Pvt.

F

19th Inf.

10/15/1886

Boston, MA

Sick in post hospital in December of 1889

Forman, Andrew

Pvt.

B

10th Cav.

2/4/1881

Louisville, KY

Forrest, Benjamin

Corpl.

F

3rd Cav.

1/4/1889

Cincinnati, OH

Forster, Charles

Pvt.

Regt. Band

8th Cav.

2/7/1883

Jefferson Barracks, MO

Discharged at Ft. Davis on 2/2/1888; character "excellent"

Forster, George W.

Pvt.

Hand K

10th Cav.

2/4/1880

Ft. Davis, TX

Reenlistment; discharged at Ft. Davis on 2/3/1885; character "good"

Forsyth, Thomas H.

Comm. Sergt.

At Ft. Davis 11/02/1885 to 05/18/1891

Forsyth, William

Pvt.

D

8th Inf.

5/25/1855

Philadelphia

Deserted 1857

Forsythe, George A.

Maj.

F,S,&B

9th Cav.

7/28/1866

Pa. & Illinois

On detached service as A.A.A. Gen. Dept. Oct. 4, 1867

Fortion, Minor

Pvt.

B

24th Inf.

5/1/1867

Chattanooga, TN

Assigned to company March 28, 1870; on extra duty as company cook

Foss, Frank

Pvt.

F and K

5th Inf.

6/21/1890

Ft. Clark, TX

Joined company 6/24/1890, transferred to Co. F from K 8/18/1890

Foss, Henry

Sergt.

L

3rd Cav.

11/10/1881

Boston

Promoted to sergeant in May, 1885

Foster, Edward

Pvt.

E

41st Inf.

3/30/1867

Nashville, TN

Foster, Edward

Pvt.

B

24th Inf.

3/23/1867

Nashville, TN

On Detached Service as escort since 12/20/1869; discharged on 3/25/1870

Foster, Ephraim

Pvt.

C

10th Cav.

11/26/1881

Brooklyn, NY

Discharged per "certificate of disability" on 5/22/1884

Foster, Frank

Pvt.

B

10th Cav.

2/1/1882

Washington, D.C.

Dishonorably discharged on 11/14/1882 at Ft. Davis

Foster, George

Pvt.

H

10th Cav.

2/5/1885

Ft. Davis, TX

Reenlistment

Foster, George

Pvt.

M

10th Cav.

12/11/1881

Ft. Concho, TX

Foster, John

Pvt.

E

25th Inf.

2/14/1879

Nashville, TN

Foster, John

Pvt.

A

25th Inf.

1/23/1870

Ft. Pike, LA

Spring of 1871 on daily duty as company cook

Foster, John

Pvt.

K

9th Cav.

12/12/1866

Louisville, KY

Foster, Perry

Pvt.

F

3rd Cav.

10/7/1884

Baltimore

Foster, Rufus

Pvt.

C

9th Cav.

9/9/1866

New Orleans, LA

Reduced to the ranks from sergeant on July 28, 1867

Foster, Saint

Sergt.

M

10th Cav.

2/12/1881

Louisville, KY

Served with 25th Inf., Co. D, at Ft. Davis in late 1870; 1st. enlisted - 1875

Foster, William

Pvt.

F

9th Cav.

10/18/1866

New Orleans, LA

On daily duty in post Q.M. Dept. August 30, 1867

Foster, William C. H.

Pvt.

F

24th Inf.

7/28/1870

Columbia, TN

Deserted at Ft. Davis on 9/16/1871

Fountain, Samuel W.

1Lt.

C

8th Cav.

On detached service at Jefferson Barracks since 10/18 18/1886

Fowler, Albert

Cpl.

I

9th Cav.

3/15/1867

Carrollton, LA

On extra duty in Q.M. Dept.; discharged 3/27/1872 per expiration of service

Fowler, James S.

Pvt.

B

24th Inf.

7/11/1870

Baltimore, MD

Fowler, Richard

Pvt.

E

41st Inf.

3/12/1867

Nashville, TN

Transferred to K Co. Fort Clark, TX. March 30, 1868

Fowler, William H.

Pvt.

H

10th Cav.

11/10/1876

Baltimore, MD

Discharged at Camp Pena Colorado per "expiration of service" on 11/9/1881

Fox, John

Corpl.

E

1st Inf.

10/8/1880

St. Louis, MO

Fox, Michael

Pvt.

G

8th Inf.

6/5/1855

New York

Discharged upon expiration of enlistment at Ft. Davis on 6/5/1860

Frame, Thomas M.

Pvt.

K

3rd Cav.

10/2/1882

Springfield, IL

France, George W.

Pvt.

C

10th Cav.

12/23/1876

Memphis, TN

Francis, Alfred P.

Pvt.

C

3rd Cav.

9/1/1886

Chicago

Deserted at Ft. Davis on 5/24/1887

Frank, Anton

Pvt.

F

3rd Cav.

11/30/1883

Philadelphia

Troop wagoner

Frank, George

Sergt.

I

10th Cav.

12/4/1876

St. Louis Bks, MO

Discharged at Camp near Presidio on 12/3/1881; character excellent

Frank, Gottlieb

Pvt.

I

16th Inf.

8/5/1878

Ft. Reno, I.T.

Rifle team member; discharged at Pinery on 9/4/1883

Frank, Royal T.

2nd Lieut.

E

8th Inf.

7/1/1858

USMA Class of 1858

Served at Ft. Davis 03/1861 to 04/1861

Franklin, Alfred

Corpl.

B

24th Inf.

4/17/1876

Nashville, TN

Franklin, Elijah

Pvt.

B

24th Inf.

12/10/1866

St. Louis, MO

Discharged in December 1869

Franklin, Hiram

Pvt.

B

24th Inf.

7/25/1870

Baltimore, MD

Franklin, Isaac

Pvt.

I

10th Cav.

11/23/1882

Pittsburgh, PA

Franklin, John

Pvt.

E

3rd Cav.

10/10/1882

Pittsburgh, PA

Relieved from duty as wagoner dated 6/3/1885

Franklin, John

Sergt.

D

25th Inf.

3/21/1875

Ft. Davis, TX

Reenlistment

Franklin, Joseph

Pvt.

E

41st Inf.

3/30/1867

Baton Rouge, LA

Franklin, Joseph

Pvt.

B

24th Inf.

4/3/1867

Bayou Sara, LA

On extra duty in Q.M. Dept. as teamster; discharged 4/3/1870

Franklin, Sawyer

Pvt.

C

9th Cav.

10/23/1866

New Orleans, LA

Discharged 11/13/1867 on surgeon's cert. of disability

Franklin, Simon P.

Pvt.

24th Inf.

3/9/1880

Ft. Duncan, TX

Attached to FS&B

Franks, William

Corpl.

I

16th Inf.

9/7/1881

Ft. McKavett, TX

Reenlistment; discharged on "certificate of disability" on 1/4/1883

Frazier, Dudley

Pvt.

C

25th Inf.

11/29/1871

Memphis, TN

Frazier, John R.

Pvt.

E

25th Inf.

5/30/1881

Baltimore, MD

Spring of 1873 on duty as clerk

Freckman, George

Pvt.

F

3rd Cav.

6/19/1885

Cincinnati, Ohio

Joined troop 11/23/1885

Fred, Charles

Pvt.

D

3rd Cav.

5/8/1883

Detroit

Deserted at Ft. Davis 5/15/1885, not married

Frederick, John A.

Pvt.

C

23rd Inf.

7/16/1889

Ft. Niagara, NY

Freed, William

Pvt.

K

1st Inf.

7/25/1879

Chicago, IL

Discharged Ft. Davis on 5/19/1881 per Surgeon's Certificate of Disability

Freeland, John

Pvt.

F

8th Inf.

7/9/1855

New York

Died at Ft. Davis on 2/5/1856

Freeman, Charles

Pvt.

F

24th Inf.

4/19/1870

Ft. Concho, TX

Reenlistment; fall of 1870 on duty at Pinery as guard

Freeman, Fred W.

Pvt.

D

10th Cav.

6/2/1884

San Antonio, TX

Freeman, George E.

Pvt.

D

25th Inf.

11/27/1871

Cleveland, OH

Discharged at Ft. Davis on 8/29/1874

Freeman, James

Saddler

M

9th Cav.

2/4/1868

Lexington, KY

Appointed saddler April 29, 1867 to date from April 1, 1869

Freeman, Jerry R.

Pvt.

A

10th Cav.

6/17/1882

Ft. Quitman, TX

Died at Ft. Davis on 11/2/1884 of acute dysentery; was in service 15 yrs

Freeman, Samuel D.

2nd Lieut.

C

10th Cav.

6/13/1883

Class of 1883, USMA

At Ft. Davis from 09/1883 to 04/1884

Freeman, William H.

Chief Trumpeter

F,S

10th Cav.

4/10/1881

Ft. Concho, TX

Reenlistment

Freenie, Jordan

Pvt.

A

10th Cav.

12/11/1883

Louisville, KY

Summer of 1884 on daily duty repairing barracks

Freer, William

Pvt.

K and F

5th Inf.

1/14/1890

Ft. Davis, TX

Third enlistment; last served with 6th Cavalry in 1881

Freese, John M.

Corpl.

C

1st Inf.

8/31/1878

Cleveland, OH

Fall 1881 on extra duty as cooper

French, John W.

Capt.

A

25th Inf.

4/1/1861

New York

At Ft. Davis from 08/1870 to 07/1871 and from 08/1876 to 08/1878

French, Robert

Pvt.

A

25th Inf.

12/3/1875

New York, NY

Disability Discharge dated 12/30/1877

Frendesen, John C.

Sergt.

K

5th Inf.

3/4/1884

Chicago, IL

Promoted sergeant on 6/6/1890

Fresenius, Frederick

Cpl.

H

8th Inf.

11/16/1850

Newport, Ky.

Promoted Sergeant on 11/4/1854; discharged at Ft. Davis on 11/16/1855

Freund, Heinrich

Pvt.

F

1st Inf.

9/7/1878

Cleveland, OH

Frickert, Ollie

Pvt.

F

3rd Cav.

9/10/1889

Cincinnati, Oh

Frie, John

Pvt.

C

8th Inf.

6/11/1855

New York

Friese, Charles

Pvt.

D

3rd Cav.

1/22/1885

St. Louis

Frink, George

Corpl.

I

10th Cav.

1/2/1882

St. Louis, MO

Frisby, Thomas

Pvt.

F

8th Inf.

4/27/1853

Ft. McKavett, Tx.

Joined from desertion, transferred on 12/1/1855

Fristoe, William

Pvt.

H

10th Cav.

12/28/1875

St. Louis, MO

Discharged per "certificate of disability" on 12/18/1876

Frohock, William T.

Capt.

K

9th Cav.

7/28/1866

Maine & Illinois

At Ft. Davis from 04/1868 to 05/1870; resigned effective 5/31/1870

Frost, John F.

Pvt.

D

1st Inf.

12/3/1881

Chicago, IL

Assigned to company on 1/14/1882

Frothingham, Charles H.

Pvt.

K

3rd Cav.

12/5/1881

Ft.Washakie, Wy

Fry, Alexander

Farrier

I

9th Cav.

4/23/1867

San Antonio, TX

On extra duty as blacksmith in Q.M.D. since July 18, 1867

Fry, Frank

Pvt.

A

10th Cav.

2/21/1882

St. Louis, MO

Fry, John

Sergt.

A

10th Cav.

8/29/1877

Ft. Concho, TX

Reenlistment

Fry, Milton D.

Pvt.

A

24th Inf.

2/2/1880

Harrisburg, PA

Fry, Stephen

Pvt.

C

10th Cav.

10/8/1880

Baltimore, MD

Deserted at Ft. Davis on 8/25/1881

Frye, James

Pvt.

C

25th Inf.

11/26/1870

Memphis, TN

Fuller, Jefferson

1st Sergt.

A

10th Cav.

2/14/1882

Ft. Quitman, TX

Second enlistment; originally enlisted in Memphis

Fuller, Lewis E.

Pvt.

Regt. Band

8th Cav.

3/5/1887

San Antonio, TX

Fuller, William

Pvt.

H

8th Inf.

7/27/1850

Providence, RI

Discharged at Ft. Davis 7/27/1855 by expiration of service

Fullman, Fredrick

Pvt.

C

8th Inf.

12/17/1852

New York

Transferred

Fulsome, Albert

Corpl.

B

10th Cav.

10/3/1882

Ft. Davis, TX

3rd. enlistment; last discharge 8/28/1881; appt. corporal 10/13/1882

Fulton, Thomas

Pvt.

C

2TXMR

Arrived at Ft. Davis on 9/12/1861

Funder, John

Sgt.

A

8th Cav.

5/14/1883

New York

Discharged at Ft. Davis, expiration of service 5/13/1888; character "good"

Funk, Henry

Trumpeter

H

3rd Cav.

2/10/1883

Buffalo, NY

Furgson, Charles

Pvt.

B

24th Inf.

7/5/1870

Baltimore, MD

Furley, Thomas

Pvt.

D and G

8th Inf.

9/1/1854

New York

Fifer; transferred to Co. G, 8th Infantry on 3/18/1856

Furlong, Robert

Pvt.

B

1st Inf.

8/10/1879

Chicago, IL

Fall of 1881 on duty as teamster

Fuss, William

Pvt.

I

16th Inf.

11/28/1883

Philadelphia, PA

Appointed company artificer on 4/1/1885

Forester to Fuss