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John Dempster Scudder
Abt 1827 - 1864 (37 years)-
Name John Dempster Scudder Birth Abt 1827 New York 
Gender Male Death 27 Oct 1864 Hatcher's Run, Dinwiddie, Virginia Burial Frewsburg, Chautauqua, New York Person ID I7593 Scudder Last Modified 17 Oct 2014
Father Joel Scudder, b. 5 Dec 1793, Victor, Ontario, New York d. 3 Mar 1866, Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York (Age 72 years) Mother Hannah Cronkheit, b. 12 Dec 1792, New York d. 3 Mar 1866, Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York (Age 73 years) Marriage Est 1815 Family ID F2769 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Caroline Dickenson, b. Aug 1829, New York d. 2 Jan 1915, New York (Age 85 years) Marriage 12 Jun 1849 Carroll, Chautaugua, New York Children 1. Imogene Scudder, b. Abt 1849, New York d. 1926 (Age 77 years)2. Mary E. Scudder, b. Abt 1849, New York d. Yes, date unknown3. Louisa Isadore Scudder, b. Abt 1852, New York d. Yes, date unknown4. Delavan Morgan Scudder, b. 27 Dec 1858, New York d. 29 Jan 1942, New York (Age 83 years)5. Rose C. Scudder, b. Sep 1863, New York d. 11 Sep 1906 (Age 43 years)6. John Dempster Scudder, b. 20 Jul 1867, Frewsburg, Chautauqua, New York d. 27 Jul 1953, New York (Age 86 years)Family ID F5408 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Mar 2024
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Notes - John enlisted on September 4, 1864, and was assigned to Company A, 188th Infantry Regiment, New York, which was mustered on 24 September 1864 at Elmira, New York. Under Major Davis, the regiment left the state on October 13, and at once joined the army under Grant before Petersburg. On its arrival at the front it was placed in Gregory's brigade of Griffin's division, 5th corps, and was actively engaged with this command in the first of the battles at Hatcher's Run, losing 7 killed, 46 wounded and 1 missing. John was one of those killed.
In early February, General Grant launched another offensive aimed at cutting off Confederate supplies to Petersburg, Virginia, by ending the wagon traffic on Boydton Plank Road. His plan was to send cavalry out to destroy as many wagons as they could find, while the V and II Corps provided support and kept the Confederates occupied. General Lee, fearing for the safety of both the Boydton Plank Road and the South Side Railroad, had Generals A.P. Hill and John Brown Gordon assume the offensive against this movement.
The Union dug in and repulsed three separate attempts to break their lines. The Confederates initiated the attack in the afternoon hitting the Union troops from the east and the south. Finally, in the late afternoon, the Confederate drive was stopped by Union reinforcements. The Union troops struck back and in the fighting re-took their positions and drove the Confederate forces back inside their main defenses.
After dark the Union troops fell back across Hatcher's Run and started extending their lines once more. The Confederates had saved Boydton Plank Road but the Union had gained a good staging point for future offensives.
- John enlisted on September 4, 1864, and was assigned to Company A, 188th Infantry Regiment, New York, which was mustered on 24 September 1864 at Elmira, New York. Under Major Davis, the regiment left the state on October 13, and at once joined the army under Grant before Petersburg. On its arrival at the front it was placed in Gregory's brigade of Griffin's division, 5th corps, and was actively engaged with this command in the first of the battles at Hatcher's Run, losing 7 killed, 46 wounded and 1 missing. John was one of those killed.