The description of this slide reflects the way that Erdoes organized 35mm slides. Erdoes arranged his slides in labeled containers that were sub-divided into labeled sections. The title for this image has been transcribed from its sub-section label; images of other slides from the same sub-section share the container title. The date listed here reflects a span of known dates associated the sub-section. In some cases, titles have been expanded to note particular individuals who appear frequently and who were identified by Erdoes in captions. Individual slide captions have not been transcribed or captured during digitization.
Subject (Geographic):
New Mexico --18th century --Pictorial works
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life--New Mexico and Indians of North America --Southwest, New --Portraits
The description of this slide reflects the way that Erdoes organized 35mm slides. Erdoes arranged his slides in labeled containers that were sub-divided into labeled sections. The title for this image has been transcribed from its sub-section label; images of other slides from the same sub-section share the container title. The date listed here reflects a span of known dates associated the sub-section. In some cases, titles have been expanded to note particular individuals who appear frequently and who were identified by Erdoes in captions. Individual slide captions have not been transcribed or captured during digitization.
Subject (Geographic):
Albuquerque (N.M.) --19th century --Pictorial works, Santa Fe (N.M.) --19th century --Pictorial works, and Taos (N.M.) --19th century --Pictorial works
Manuscript field journal that documents the military career of Bennett A. Clements, July 27, 1859, to January 4, 1886. The volume principally discusses the daily activities of Clements and the United States Army troops commanded by Colonel Edward Richard Sprigg Canby in Utah and New Mexico Territories from 1860 to 1862 . Activities included protecting settlers against American Indians and negotiating with Navajo, Ute, and Zuni Indians, and fighting with Confederate States Army troops. Later journal entries include details of Clements' subsequent service with the Army of the Potomac and at hospitals in New York City, and as a medical doctor with United States Army troops commanded by General George Crook in the Dakota Territory in 1876. The journal also documents events and trips taken by his immediate family.
Description:
Bennett Augustine Clements (1831-1886) was a surgeon in the United States Army. In 1856, he earned a commission as an assistant surgeon in the Regular Army Medical Staff Infantry Regiment. From 1856 to 1863, he served in Florida, Texas, Utah, and New Mexico. In 1863, he became a full surgeon with the rank of major and administered hospitals during the American Civil War. In 1876, Clements served in the Indian Wars in the Dakota Territory. In 1871, he married Mary Isabella Rutherford Clements (born 1844), and they had two daughters, Lucille Rutherford Clements Arnold (1872-1952) and Maude Hamilton Clements (1874-1944). He died at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas., In English., and Purchased from William Reese Company on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2010.
Subject (Geographic):
New Mexico--Discovery and exploration, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, and Utah--Discovery and exploration
Subject (Name):
Canby, Edward Richard Sprigg,--1817-1873, Clements, Bennett A.--(Bennett Augustine),---1886, Confederate States of America.--Army, Copley, James S.--(James Strohn)--Bookplate, Crook, George,--1829-1890, and United States.--Army of the Potomac--Medical care
Subject (Topic):
Dakota Indians--Wars, 1876, Frontier and pioneer life--New Mexico, Frontier and pioneer life--Utah, Navajo Indians, Navajo Indians--Wars, Ute Indians, and Zuni Indians
