Hugh A. Theaker

Hugh Albert Theaker was an American colonel who participated in the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War. He was known for commanding the 16th Infantry Regiment throughout both wars and participating in several major battles during the Spanish–American War.

Hugh Albert Theaker
Theaker during his service at Fort Sherman
Born(1842-02-04)February 4, 1842
Geauga County, Ohio, U.S.
DiedAugust 28, 1903(1903-08-28) (aged 61)
Port Huron, Michigan, U.S.
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Years of service1861–1898
Rank Colonel
Commands held16th Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Spanish–American War

Spouse(s)Bellamina Ebert Kline Theaker

Military career

Hugh was born on February 4, 1842, at Geauga County, Ohio as the son of Thomas Clarke Theaker and Mary McConahey Theaker. On May 11, 1861, Theaker was enlisted for the 16th Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War as a 1st Lieutenant.[1][2] After participating at the Battle of Missionary Ridge, he was brevetted to Captain in November 1863.[1] On 1866, he was transferred to the 34th Infantry Regiment but sent back to the 16th Infantry Regiment after it was merged with parts of the 11th Infantry Regiment in 1869.[1][3] He spent some time with the 16th Infantry Regiment before finally being promoted to Major on September 6, 1886.[4] At one point, Theaker was transferred to the 14th Infantry Regiment as a Lieutenant Colonel before being promoted to a full colonel of the 16th Infantry Regiment on March 10, 1896.[5][6][7] Prior to this, Theaker was assigned to Fort Gibson from March 6, 1880, to March 28, 1880, and at Fort Sherman from October 1896 to April 21, 1898, as a post commander.[8][9] During the Spanish–American War, he led the 16th Infantry Regiment through the Battle of San Juan Hill and Siege of Santiago before retiring on August 11, 1898.[1][5][6]

References
  1. South Dakota Historical Collections. Vol. 9. State Publishing Company. 1918. p. 305.
  2. Janne Lahti (April 13, 2017). Soldiers in the Southwest Borderlands, 1848–1886. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-0806158457.
  3. Martin L. Crimmins (April 1, 1935). Colonel Buell's Expedition into Mexico in 1880 (PDF). Vol. 10. p. 157. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  4. United States Congress (1887). "1". Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the Forty-Ninth Congress. Vol. 18. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 435.
  5. Steven E. Clay (August 1, 2019). Commanders of the 16th Infantry Regiment and its Lineal Ancestors & Descendants: 1861 to Present (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  6. "Regimental Commanders 1861-1957". Sixteenth Infantry Regiment Association. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  7. United States Senate (1909). Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America. Vol. 30. Order of the Senate of the United States. p. 198.
  8. Larry R. Jones. FORT SHERMAN (PDF). Idaho State Historical Society. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  9. "Fort Gibson - A brief history: APPENDIX 1". RootsWeb. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
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