Theodore Chachere
Birth: 23 Jun 1830
Death: 30 Jul 1899
(Aged 69 years, 1 months, 7 days.)
Burial: Saint Landry Church Cemetery
Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
Served in Company I, 26th Inf., Louisiana as Pvt
Residence was not listed; Enlisted on 4/1/1862 as a Private. On 4/1/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. LA 26th Infantry (date and method of discharge not given) (Estimated date of enlistment) Sources used: - Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records
Residence was not listed; Enlisted on 4/1/1862 as a Private. On 4/1/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. LA 26th Infantry (date and method of discharge not given) (Estimated date of enlistment) Sources used: - Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records
Unit Details:
26th Infantry Regiment was organized during the spring of 1862 by Colonel A. De Clouet. Many of the men were recruited in Lafayette, Assumption, and Allen parishes. It was assigned to General Shoup's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and reported 10 casualties at Chickasaw Bayou and 72 during the siege of Vicksburg. After being exchanged, the unit was attached to A. Thomas' Brigade in the Trans-Mississippi Department and saw light action within the boundaries of Louisiana during the spring of 1865. The field officers were Colonels Alexander De Clouet and Winchester Hall, Lieutenant Colonels Duncan S. Cage and William C. Crow, and Majors W. Bateman and William W. Martin.Loading descendant information [if it can be found]. This may take up to a minute. Generally, when it takes longer times it is finding more information.