Theodore H Parsons

During the war

He was enrolled and mustered into service as a second lieutenant on 21 September 1861, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1, 4 [20 Sep], 9, 10, 12, 17). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Colonel Reiff (12). He initially served as second lieutenant of company C (1).

On 29 June 1862, he, along with the other commissioned officers in the regiment (except Colonel Gregory), signed a statement denying accusations that they were on the verge of open mutiny, that the regiment had been reduced to 400 men, and that Colonel Gregory was too lenient to Confederates and too harsh to men in the regiment (16).

He was promoted to first lieutenant on 16 August 1862 (4, 9, 10 [15 Aug]).

He was promoted to captain on 27 October 1862 when James Sulger was discharged (1, 4, 9).

After the Battle of Fredericksburg, he wrote a letter to the widow of William H Brown, confirming his death (24):

I received your letter of inquiry in regard to your Husband William Henry and I am sorry to inform you that he was mortally wounded on the 13th inst and died, from the effects of his wounds on the morning of the 16th; he was brought to this side of the river and had his leg amputated and had attention paid him untill [sic] he was buried. I was present with him when he died, and I think that death relieved him of a great deal of pain for he suffered untold agony from the time he was wounded; he was struck by a shell which injured both legs and tore off part of his thigh. The account of his burial by the Hon John Covode is very near correct; with the difference that it was not on the battle field but three miles away that he died, and I left Conrad and John Wright to bury him as I was ordered away with the company. His body can be sent home but we are all out of money: he will have to be embalmed and I would like to know wether [sic] you would like to have his body remain where it is untill [sic] some of his Relatives come for it or wether [sic] you will wait untill [sic] the Regt is paid off when Conard [sic] proposes to send him home. It will cost about $50 to get his body to Philada. Conrad is safe so is Harry [sic] McKane.

On 7 February 1863, he was sick in his quarters (5). On 11 February 1863, he was absent on a 15-day leave because of illness (6). He was returned to duty on 28 February 1863 (7).

He was wounded in the knee and hip on 3 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, Virginia (1, 4, 8, 11, 21).

He died of those wounds (or of pyaemia [?]) at Seminary Hospital, in Georgetown, DC, on 26 June 1863 (1, 2, 3, 4, 9 [26 Jun 62], 11, 12 [Washington DC], 18, 23 [21 June]). His body was sent to Philadelphia for burial (11). The funeral was held from 623 Weaver Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (his father's residence) (18). He was buried on 2 July 1863 in the Hanover Street Burial Ground (18, 23 [Union Harmony Ground [Kensington]).