Theodore A. Scudder

Abt 1837 - 1864  (27 years)

• Name	Theodore A. Scudder
  Birth	Abt 1837	New Rochelle, Westchester, New York
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Apr 1864	Pleasant Hill, Sabine, Louisiana
  Person ID	I10941	Scudder
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2013

  
  

  Father	Theodore Scudder,   b. 22 Apr 1805, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey d. 22 Nov 1837, New York City, New York (Age 32 years)
  Mother	Emeline Lydia Coggshell,   b. 2 May 1812, New Rochelle, Westchester, New York d. 3 Jan 1843, New Rochelle, Westchester, New York (Age 30 years)
  Marriage	3 Nov 1830	New Rochelle, Westchester, New York   [1]
  Family ID	F4054	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Theodore enlisted as a Private on 29 May 1862 at the age of 25 in Company G, 37th Infantry Regiment, New York. He mustered out of Company G, 37th Infantry Regiment on 2 September 1862 in New York City. He then enlisted as a Private on 13 September 1862 Company C, 174th Infantry Regiment, New York. He transfered on 13 November 1862 from company C to company S, and was promoted to Full Quartermaster Sergeant on 13 November 1862. Theodore enlisted as a Quartermaster Sergeant and was transferred to Company S, 174th Infantry Regiment, New York on 17 February 1864. He was promoted to Full Lieutenant 2nd Class on 20 February 1864 in Company D, 162nd Infantry Regiment, New York. He was killed in Company D, 162nd Infantry Regiment on 9 April 1864 in Pleasant Hill, Louisiana. When the Civil War began, Pleasant Hill was a thriving little town with a post office, a hotel, a school for girls, the Pierce-Payne Methodist College for boys, and a Methodist church. But on April 7, 1864, terror came to Pleasant Hill and everything was changed. On that day Federal troops entered town. Stores were broken into and goods carried off; chickens, turkeys, cows, pigs,garden produce, and clothes were taken; fences and even buildings were used for fuel; and officers were quartered in some of the nicest homes. The soldiers left the little town of Pleasant Hill on the night of April 7, but returned after the Battle of Mansfield. Confederate troops followed, and fighting began about three or four o'clock in the afternoon on April 9, 1864. The battle lasted only a few hours. Both sides claimed the victory. There is still a question as to who really won. On the morning after the battle, the women of Pleasant Hill did what they could for the sick and the dying. Later in the day, Federals returned to bury their dead and nurse the wounded. Pierce-Payne College was turned into a hospital for the Yankees, while the Confederates were cared for in other buildings, including private homes. Among them was the Childers mansion, which General Banks had used as his headquarters.

  
  

• Sources

  [S717] International Genealogical Index (R).