Eli Cleek was one of the first to enlist in the War Between the States from Bath. He went out in service May 13, 1861. In Company G 11th Regiment of Cavalry, and saw service through the entire strife.
2420Eli Cleek b: Jan 28, 1840 d: Oct 17, 1901 Co. G, 11th VA Cav. Regt; 2nd Co. A, 62nd VA Mounted Inf. Regt; McClanahan’s (VA) Battery bur: Woodland Church, Bath Co, VA
2421Roster of Confederate Soldiers Pg 153
2422Cleek, Eli* - G-11 Cav - Died since the war
American Civil War Soldiers
2423 (Second Record almost Identical, differences noted in parenthesis)
Eli Cleek
Enlistment Date: 11 May 1861 (14 May 1861)
Enlistment Place: Warm Springs, VA
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: VA
Birth Date: 28 Jan 1840
Death Date: 17 Oct 1901
Death Place: Warm Springs, Bath Co, VA (Bath Co, VA)
Service Record: Enlisted in .(sic); Enlisted in Bath Cavalry Regiment VA on 11 May 1861; Enlisted as a Private on 11 May 1861; Transferred into on 18 May 1862; Transferred out of Bath Cavalry Regiment VA on 18 May 1862; Transferred into on 4 Oct 1862; Transferred out of on 4 Oct 1862; Deserted from on 30 Apr 1863
(Service Record: Deserted from .(sic) Enlisted in Staunton Horse Light Artillery Regiment VA; Enlisted in Bath Cavalry Co Regiment VA on 14 May 1861; Enlisted as a Private on 14 May 1861 at the age of 21; Transferred into on 8 May 1862; Transferred out of Bath Cavalry Co Regiment VA on 8 May 1862; Transferred into on 4 Oct 1862; Transferred out of on 4 Oct 1862)
Sources: 21
US Civil War Soldier Records & Profiles
945Eli Cleek
Age at enlistment: 21
Enlistment Date: 14 May 1861 (there is a second record with same birth date, death date and enlistment date of 5 Nov 1861)
Rank at Enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Warm Springs, VA
State Served: VA
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in . Enlisted in on 14 May 1861. Mustered out on 8 May 1862. Transferred to on 8 May 1862. Mustered out on 4 Oct 1862. Transferred to on 4 Oct 1862
(Second Record - Service Record: Enlisted in on 11 May 1861. Mustered out on 18 May 1862. Transferred to on 18 May 1862. Mustered out on 4 Oct 1862. Transferred to on 4 Oct 1862. Mustered out on 30 Apr 1863
Birth Date: 28 Jan 1840
Death Date: 17 Oct 1901
Death Place: Bath Co VA (Warm Springs, Bath Co VA)
Source: The VA Regimental Histories Series
Side Served: Confederacy
US Civil War Soldiers 1861-1865
941Eli Cleek, 62nd Regiment, VA Mounted Infantry; Side: Confederate; Regiment State: VA
Confederate Soldiers M253
2424Cleek, Eli, Co A, 62 VA Mtd Infantry, Confederate, Private, Private
US, Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records 1861-5
2425Eli Cleek; Enlistment 1863, Military Unit: 62nd Mounted Infantry (1st Partisan Rangers, 62 Partisan Rangers, 62nd Infantry, 62 Cavalry, Imboden’s Partisan Rangers)
US Headstone Applications for Military Veterans 1925-1963 Image1518of2999
2426Cleek, Eli; Rank: Private; Company G; 11th VA Cav; d: 1900
Cemetery: Cleek, Hot Springs, VA
Shipped to: Geo W. Cleek at Hot Springs, VA; Whose P.O. Address is Warm Springs, VA
Applicant: Geo. W. Cleek, Warm Springs; 14 Mar 1933;
To A. G. O. 15 Mar 1933
Ordered Tate, Georgia 7 Jul 1933
B/L 650474
Civil War Service Records Confederate Records VA
2427Card 1: 335 Cleek, Eli; 2 Company A, 62 VA Mtd. Inf’y, 1 Regiment VA Partisan Rangers, 62 Regiment VA Partisan Rangers, 62 Regiment VA Infantry, 62 Regiment VA Calvary, Imboden’s Regiment Partisan Rangers, Confederate, Private, Private; Card Numbers 51736914, & 7037
Card2: C, 62 Mounted, VA, Eli Cleek, Pvt, 2d Co A, 62 Reg’t VA Inf; Appears on Company Muster Roll of the organization named above, for To 28 Feb 1863. Dated 28 Feb 1863; Remarks: Transfered from Capt Dangerfield’s Co 11 VA Cav 4 Oct 1862, Date of enlistment not known. Deserted (over) /s/ J. Brown, Copyist
Card 2 Back: 18 Aug 1914, #51736914: About 4 Oct 1862. Enlisted in Capt McClanahans Battery, NW VA Brig
Card 3: Confederate, C, 62 Mounted, VA, Eli Cleek, Pvt, 2d Co A, 62 Reg’t VA Inf; Appears on Company Muster Roll of the organization named above for dated 30 Apr 1863; Remarks: Dropped from the Rolls by order of Brig Gen J. D. Janboders /s/ J. Brown, Copyist
PVT Eli Cleek
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1900VABathWilliamsvilleD55 Dwg 161 Fam 162 Peacs or Pears, Ruby, Sister, W F Dec 1927, 72, Wd, b: VA, Father b: VA, Mother b: VA, Yes Read/Write (Enum w/Cleek, Eli 60)
2428 (Sister?)
1900VABath0044WmsvlD10A/19of36 Dwg 161 Fam 162 Peacs, Ruby, Sister, W F Dec 1927, 72, Wd, b: VA, Father b: VA, Mother b: VA, Yes Read/Write (Enum w/Cleek, Eli 60)
2429 (Sister?)
There are apparently two Eli Cleeks with different parents, see fam records 743. Marr recd 39, 860
485Chancery Records Index
2020Bath County, Index # 1880-002, Original Case # 030, 031; Plaintiff: Charles D. Thomas & Wife, Etc.; Defendant: Eli Cleek, Etc.; Surnames: Cleek, Hively, McCray, Thomas; Wills: 1879 James Cleek of Bath Co VA USA; Format: LVA Microfilm Reel # 42; Local Reel # 021; Image 0506