Sgt Co G 7th LA Cavalry C.S.A.
Proud Confederate Soldier
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Someone in the expedition remembered that during the spring campaign they had camped for the night in a certain house belonging to a Rebel captain about midway out of Buzzard's Prairie. Perhaps he would be at home. Indeed he was. Confederate Captain Theodore F. Devalcourt, age thirty-five, the enrolling officer for St. Landry Parish, was literally dragged from his home even as his wife Zoe (a sister of Constance Guidry) cried frantically. Just for good measure the Yankees thoroughly sacked his house, "taking three splendid double-barreled shotguns and a case with two large pistols." William Gatchell's dispatch to the New York Herald that day characterized Devalcourt's misfortune as an "important capture."
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Yankee Autumn in Acadiana
by David C. Edmonds
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No grave site had been found for Philomene, and Uncle John said he remembered when they-family-dug her grave that she was put in same with him. Said his few remaining bones were put in a sack.

I don't know if you are familiar with Vic Jeter(bearded) who researched all this a few years ago. There was no marker showing her burial. So he got busy and collected from all of us and had her marker put on the grave. I think when the tall marker was CLEANED, it made the letters hard to read. If you are back there some time, look closely. (1998)

Note: Above is an excerpt from a letter of Philomena E. Bourg, June/02/2002
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De Valcourt, T. F., Sergt. Co. G. 7th La. Cav. On Roll of Prisoners of War, Paroled at Washington, La., June 21st, 1865. Res. St. Landry Par., La.
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Volumes I & II
A-G
Records of LOUISIANA CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS and Louisiana Confederate Commands

Compiled by Andrew B. Booth
Commissioner Louisiana Military Records

THE REPRINT COMPANY, PUBLISHERS
SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA
1984
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We are informed that Grand Coteau and Gros Chevreuil are pretty well exhausted in the way of fighting men; three-forths at least of them having gone or being about going to war. Those who remain at home about Grand Coteau, have adopted a good and summary way of according aid to the families of those who have enlisted. They pay the expenses of those families until the return of the chief. One of them, Mr. T. Devalcourt, is paying the regular wages of his overseer, until he comes back, and then, his berth will be tendered back to him.
Such liberalities are unhappily not to be found everywhere.
THE COURIER.
Opelousas:
SATURDAY, MARCH 15TH, 1862
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Theodore DeValcourt,
NOTARY PUBLIC AND AUCTIONEER in and
for the Parish of St. Landry, offers his services
as such to his friends and the public in general.
His office is at his residence, near Grand Coteau.
All orders left at the store of Mr. J. B. Pollingue, in Grand Coteau, will be promptly attended to.
S. Landry, April 5th, 1856

Note: The above ad appears to have run continually or periodically for months or possibly even years in the Opelousas Courier.

VOL. 7. OPELOUSAS, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY, (Louisiana,) AUGUST 6TH 1859

Edith Garland Dupré Library, UL Lafayette.
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THEODORE DEVALCOURT, Notary Public and Auctioneer in and for the Parish of St. Landry. Office at Grand Coteau. Any orders left with J. B. Polingue will receive prompt attention.
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The Opelousas Patriot.
Published in Main Street, near Bellevue, Opelousas,
Parish of St. Landry, Louisiana
Opelousas, Saturday Morning, April 19, 1856
Page 1, Column 5.