Eli H. Clampitt papers
Collection — Folder: S258
Identifier: S0258
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of autographed, signed letters and autographed and typed transcripts of letters from Eli H. Clampitt in Indiana and Civil War locations ranging from 1861-1866, regarding family business and army life. Also included are two printed copies from the original tintypes of Eli H. Clampitt and Mark A. Clampitt with his wife, Mary Ann Fouch. The child's identity is unknown.
Dates
- 1861-1866
Creator
- Clampitt, Eli H. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Eli H. Clampitt was born in 1836 to Ezekiel and Ruth Clampitt in Indiana. He was one of seven children. He served as a private in the Civil War, enlisting in Company H, Indiana 29th Infantry Regiment on October 7, 1861, He was a private and worked as a wagoner. He was mustered out on December 2, 1865 in Marietta, Georgia. He married Martha A. Williams on December 23, 1869 in Boone County, Indiana. They had three children, including Eli E., who was killed in the Spanish-American War. Eli H. died September 16, 1873 in Kansas, on his way to finding a new home for his family in Indian Territory. He died at the home of a doctor, who wrote to a friend of his in Boone County, Indiana. He is buried in Kansas.
"Clampitt, Eli ". U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865. Retrieved 2014/09/17. http://archives.ancestry.com
"Clampitt, Eli E.". Lebanon Pioneer. 3/02/1899. Retrieved 2014/09/17. http://access.newspaperarchive.com/Indiana
"Clampitt, Eli H.". 1850 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/09/17. http://archives.ancestry.com
"Clampitt, Eli H.". Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Retrieved 2014/09/17. http://archives.ancestry.com
"Clampitt, Eli H.". Lebanon Patriot. 9/25/1873:3,c.3. Print
"Clampitt, Eli H.". U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Retrieved 2014/09/17. http://interactive.ancestrylibrary.com
"Clampitt, Eli H.". U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. Retrieved 2014/09/17. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Moore, Martha A.". 1880 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/09/17. http://archives.ancestry.com
"Clampitt, Eli ". U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865. Retrieved 2014/09/17. http://archives.ancestry.com
"Clampitt, Eli E.". Lebanon Pioneer. 3/02/1899. Retrieved 2014/09/17. http://access.newspaperarchive.com/Indiana
"Clampitt, Eli H.". 1850 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/09/17. http://archives.ancestry.com
"Clampitt, Eli H.". Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Retrieved 2014/09/17. http://archives.ancestry.com
"Clampitt, Eli H.". Lebanon Patriot. 9/25/1873:3,c.3. Print
"Clampitt, Eli H.". U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Retrieved 2014/09/17. http://interactive.ancestrylibrary.com
"Clampitt, Eli H.". U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. Retrieved 2014/09/17. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Moore, Martha A.". 1880 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/09/17. http://archives.ancestry.com
Extent
0.02 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Dennis Babbitt on 1970/06/09.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2014/09/17 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2014/09/17 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid revised on 2020/06/01 by Bethany Fiechter.
Creator
- Clampitt, Eli H. (Person)
- Title
- Eli H. Clampitt papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
