Forest Hill in Summers County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Mike Foster

Photographed by Roger Miller, December 2, 2021

1. Mike Foster Marker

Inscription. Confederate sharpshooter enlisted 9 May 1861, in Monroe Guards, later Co. D. 27th Va. Infantry, Stonewall Brigade. "The Bloody 27th” fought in every major Civil War battle in east, from First Manassas to Appomattox. Foster was personally decorated as the bravest man in brigade. He died, May 1875, of war related wounds at age 36. Comrades & friends erected granite shaft grave marker in 1907.

Erected 2002 by Fairview Baptist Church, West Virginia Division of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 9, 1861.

Location. 37° 34.218′ N, 80° 47.538′ W. Memorial is in Forest Hill, West Virginia, in Summers County. It is on Seminole Rd (County Route 21/1) 0.2 miles west of West Virginia Route 12, on the left when traveling east. Located near Fairview Baptist Church. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 19 E Seminole Rd, Forest Hill WV 24935, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this memorial is in the Southern Coalfields.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Civil War Camp (approx. 0.2 miles away); Summers County / Monroe County (approx. 2.1 miles away); Red Sulphur Springs (approx. 4.2 miles away); Here Stood a Statue of John Henry (approx. 5.6 miles away); Great Bend Tunnel (approx. 5.6 miles away); Why The Tunnel Was Built (approx. 5.6 miles away); a different marker also named Great Bend Tunnel (approx. 5.6 miles away); The Legend Of John Henry (approx. 5.7 miles away).

Photographed by Roger Miller, December 2, 2021

2. Mike Foster Marker

Photographed by Roger Miller, December 2, 2021

3. Mike Foster Marker

Photographed by Roger Miller, December 2, 2021

4. Mike Foster Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2021, by Roger Miller of Pulaski, Virginia. This page has been viewed 499 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 2, 2021, by Roger Miller of Pulaski, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.