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Charles E. VanPelt (Caldwell County, Kentucky, Captain in 48th KY)

b. 1843? d. 1888-10-06

Caldwell County, Kentucky soldier. Ohio native. Son of Mahon VanPelt and Elizabeth VanPelt. Married to Ada VanPelt. Student in Highland County, Ohio, in 1850. Student in Highland County in 1860. Served in Company F of the 48th Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry (U.S.A.) as a captain from October 26, 1863, to December 19, 1864. Served in Company I of the 17th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry (U.S.A.) as a Captain from April 18, 1865 to September 20, 1865.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Ohio, Highland County, Paint, p. 180B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Ohio, Highland County, Paint, p. 196.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Nebraska, Lancaster County, Lincoln, p. 113B.

U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, NARA RG 15, Microfilm Series T288, Nebraska, Application #383163, Certificate #325596.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 417.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 482.

"Wandered From Home and Perished," Owensboro Messenger (KY), October 10, 1888, Newspapers.com, https://www.newspapers.com/image/375308674/?terms=%22Charles%20E.%20Van%20Pelt%22&match=1.

Citation

VanPelt, Charles E.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32280335 (November 12, 2026).

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