Daniel Edward Scruggs
Born: 1833
Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia
Wife: Virginia Pierpont 1834 – 1928
Children:
Edward Scruggs 1854 –
William P. Scruggs 1858 –
Daniel Scruggs 1860 – 1933
Lucy L. Scruggs 1863 –
Elizabeth Phillips Scruggs 1864 – 1950
Fanny A. Scruggs 1871 – 1948
Occupation before War:
Bookkeeper in De Soto County, Mississippi
Bookkeeper in Texas
Bookkeeper in New Orleans, Louisiana
Civil War Career:
1862: Enlisted in New Orleans Louisiana in Crescent Regiment
1862: Served in 5th Company of Washington Artillery from Louisiana
Detailed as Clerk to Brig. General Samuel Jones
Employee of Confederate Army Quartermaster Department, Richmond
1863 – 1864: Captain Company A, 2nd Virginia Light Duty Troops
1864: Major of 2nd Virginia Light Duty Troops
1864 – 1865: Colonel of 2nd Virginia Light Duty Troops
Occupation after War:
Bookkeeper in New Orleans, Louisiana
Volunteer fire fighter in New Orleans, Louisiana
Active Freemason in New Orleans, Louisiana
Died: November 1, 1871
Place of Death: New Orleans, Louisiana
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis
Age at time of Death: 37 or 38 years old
Burial Place: Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
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