Henry Clay Loveland collection
Collection — Folder: S2503
Identifier: S2503
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photocopies and typed transcriptions of Civil War letters and documents written by and about Henry Clay Loveland and his parents, Ebenezer and Jane. The first item is an 1850 certificate of membership to the American Legal Association for Ebenezer P. Loveland. On April 27, 1862, Clay wrote to his family from Pittsburg Landing, where the Battle of Shiloh had been fought on April 7 and 8. He arrived after the fighting. Their trip from St. Louis took 75 hours. He tells about the sights during the journey from Indianapolis. A funeral invitation for Lieut. H. Clay Loveland at the Court House in Peru, Indiana, on June 29, 1864, shows that Rev. F. S. McCabe conducted the services. His grave number is 8, in lot 15, at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Peru. The most recent item in the collection is a certificate dated May 11, 1970, which states that 2nd Lieutenant Henry C. Loveland, age 18, died of disease at Bethel, Tennessee, on June 14, 1862.
Dates
- 1850-1970
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
Henry Clay Loveland, who went by Clay, was born on March 12, 1844, in Peru, Indiana, to Ebenezer Pratt Loveland (1817-1871) and Nancy Jane Hood Loveland (1823-1871). On December 24, 1861, Clay enlisted in the 14th Light Artillery Battery. He died from disease on June 14, 1862, in Bethel, Tennessee, and is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Peru, Miami County, Indiana.
Extent
0.01 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 John E. Loveland on 1975/8/18.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed 2016/8/25 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield.
- Title
- Henry Clay Loveland collection
- 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
