Lewis Elijah Carpenter,. son of John Carpenter and Lois Grover Was in the Civil war with his brother John Draper Carpenter was a Pvt. in the 11th INF Company E. . Enlisted in Halifax, Vermont Was wounded in the battle of Ceder Creek, Virginia on 10/19/1864 Mustered in 8/31/1864 Mustered out 8/25/1865 Served under John C. Sears was 5' 8 , Fair complection, Blue eyes, Brown hair was a farmer at time of enlistment Civil War pension certificate # 59646 Issued in Syracuse, NY 1850 Census Vermont, Windham County, Guilford, Roll M432_929, Lewis is living 3 houses down from his father John, He is age 20 and is living with Pete and Mary Collins, Both age 65 1880 census for Pennsylvania, Potter County, Ulysses Township He is listed as L.E. Carpenter age 50 Farm Labor born in Vermont, under the column of disability is stated croked ??. can't read the second word, Charlotte is there but listed as sharlotte (with the S) age 32, keeping house born in Vermont. Lewis Married Charlote M. Wood on Feb 2 1869 in Manchester, Bennington County, Vermont