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Edward Scudder[1]
1843 - 1900 (56 years)-
Name Edward Scudder Birth 25 Dec 1843 Baldwin, Randolph, Illinois 
Gender Male Death 13 Mar 1900 Baldwin, Randolph, Illinois Person ID I17763 Scudder Last Modified 29 Nov 2010
Father Charles Scudder, b. Abt 1804, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown Mother Anne Wilson Marriage 4 Apr 1826 Randolph county, Illinois Family ID F6059 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Ann Lively, b. 2 Dec 1849, Randolph county, Illinois d. 11 May 1915, Marissa, St. Clair, Illinois (Age 65 years) Marriage 22 Feb 1866 St. Clair county, Illinois [2] Children 1. Charles H. Scudder, b. Abt 1868, Illinois d. Yes, date unknown2. James Riley Scudder, b. 30 Dec 1869, Illinois d. 19 Oct 1952, Okawville, Washington, Illinois (Age 82 years)3. Lucy Lee Scudder, b. Jun 1878, Baldwin, Randolph, Illinois d. Yes, date unknown4. Osbey F. Scudder, b. Jun 1878, Baldwin, Randolph, Illinois d. Yes, date unknown5. Mary Alice Scudder, b. 2 Dec 1880, Baldwin, Randolph, Illinois d. 27 Aug 1897, Baldwin, Randolph, Illinois (Age 16 years)6. Albert Edward Scudder, b. 4 Sep 1883, Baldwin, Randolph, Illinois d. 22 Aug 1953, Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois (Age 69 years)Family ID F6058 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Mar 2024
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Notes - During the Civil War, Edward served in Company D, 31st Illinois Infantry. The 31st Illinois Infantry was organized at Jacksonville, Illinois and mustered into Federal service at Cairo, Illinois on September 18, 1861. Among the early officers was Major Andrew J. Kuykendall, later a U.S. Representative and Illinois State Senator. The regiment was mustered out on July 19, 1865 and discharged at Springfield, Illinois on July 31, 1865.
The 31st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, nicknamed the "Dirty-First," fought in November 1861 at Belmont, where it lost 10 killed, 70 wounded, and 4 missing. In February, 1862, it moved up the Tennessee River, and was present at the bombardment of Fort Henry; thence it marched over the hills to Fort Donelson, where it went into position in front of the enemy's works, amid winter's snow and storm. It was engaged in the assault, during which the regiment evinced a remarkable steadiness under fire, changing front to rear on tenth company in the face of severe musketry, over uneven ground and in tangled brush. Colonel Logan, who still commanded the Thirty-first, was seriously wounded in this action, and Lieutenant-Colonel John H. White was killed; the total loss was 31 killed, 117 wounded, and 28 missing.
During the Vicksburg campaign, the Thirty-first served in J. E. Smith's Brigade, Logan's Division, Seventeenth Corps; it lost at Raymond, 1 killed and 6 wounded; at Champion's Hill, 5 killed and 18 wounded; and on May 22d, in the grand assault on Vicksburg, 3 killed and 21 wounded, including Lieutenant-Colonel John D. Rees, who was mortally wounded by a hand-grenade while mounting the parapet. It also sustained severe losses in the trenches during the siege, several being killed in the fight over the crater at the Mine Explosion at Fort Hill, May 25th. The regiment encountered its hardest fighting and greatest percentage of loss on July 22, 1864, at the battle of Atlanta; it was then in Leggett's (3d) Division, Seventeenth Corps.
- During the Civil War, Edward served in Company D, 31st Illinois Infantry. The 31st Illinois Infantry was organized at Jacksonville, Illinois and mustered into Federal service at Cairo, Illinois on September 18, 1861. Among the early officers was Major Andrew J. Kuykendall, later a U.S. Representative and Illinois State Senator. The regiment was mustered out on July 19, 1865 and discharged at Springfield, Illinois on July 31, 1865.
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