Brothers Luke & Henry Cronkhite - West Lebanon, IN - Obelisks on Waymarking.com

This is an eleven foot tall, white limestone obelisk for brothers, Luke and Henry Cronkhite, at West Lebanon Cemetery, in rural Warren County, Indiana.

Brothers Luke and Henry C. Cronkhite were 2 of the 5 Cronkhite cousins that all joined Company E of the 86th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry. This Regiment was organized at Lafayette, Indiana, and mustered in September 4, 1862.

Henry was killed at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, November 25, 1863. Henry was 19 years old.

Luke died in hospital at Louisville, Kentucky, August 9, 1864, from wounds he received in the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, in Georgia, June 24, 1864. Luke was 21 years old.

Civil War Archive (visit link)

Find A Grave memorial for Henry (visit link) (Find A Grave does not currently have a memorial page for Luke).



Monument text:-

Luke,
son of
Elijah & Martha
Cronkhite,
A member of Co. E,
86th Reg. Ind. Vol's.
Was wounded at
Kenesaw Mtn, Ga.
June 24, 1864,
and Died at,
Louisville, Ky.
Aug. 9, 1864,
Aged
21 Yrs, 4 Mo.
7 Days.
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Henry C.
son of
Elijah & Martha
Cronkhite,
A member of Co. E.
86 Regt. Ind. Vol's
Killed at
the Battle of
Mission Ridge, Tenn.
Nov. 25, 1863
Aged
19 Yrs, 5 Mo.
15 Days
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West Lebanon Cemetery is located in the country, about one mile south of the town of West Lebanon, in Warren County, Indiana.

According to Find A Grave (visit link) there are currently 3757 burials in this cemetery.

West Lebanon is a town in Pike Township, Warren County, Indiana, United States. The population was 723 at the 2010 census.

Pike Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, United States.

West Lebanon was laid out and platted in the fall of 1830 by Ebenezer Purviance, John G. Jemison and Andrew Fleming, and consisted of 64 lots. Originally named Lebanon, the name was changed to West Lebanon in 1869 when the town was incorporated, possibly in deference to the Boone County community of the same name which established its post office on December 15, 1832, just eleven days before their own.

West Lebanon is located just south of State Road 28 about 7.5 miles (12.1 km) east of the Illinois border and about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Williamsport. State Road 263 is concurrent with High Street and intersects State Road 28 at the north edge of town.

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