Alfred Washington Ellet
Born: October 11, 1820
Birthplace: Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Father: Charles Ellet Sr. 1777 – 1847
(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery Philadelphia Pennsylvania)
Mother: Mary Israel 1780 – 1870
(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
1st Wife: Sarah Jane Robarts 1818 – 1875
2nd Wife: Abigail Robarts 1839 – 1928
(Buried: Belle Vista Cemetery, El Dorado, Kansas)
Children:
Edward Carpenter Ellet 1845 – 1922
(Buried: Belle Vista Mausoleum, Butler County, Kansas)
William Henry Ellet 1848 – 1915
(Buried: Belle Vista Cemetery, El Dorado, Kansas)
Occupation before War:
Farmer and Dry goods store Owner in Bunker Hill, Illinois
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain of Company I, 9th Missouri Infantry Regiment
1861: 9th Missouri Regiment changes name to 59th Illinois Regiment
1861 – 1862: Captain of Company I, 59th Illinois Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas
1862: Lt. Colonel of 59th Illinois Infantry Regiment
1862: Commander of U.S.S. Monarch at First Battle of Memphis
1862 – 1864: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
Overseen the creation of Mississippi Marine Brigade
1863: Served in the Battle of Richmond, Louisiana
1863: Union Army Commander at Battle of Goodrich’s Landing
1863 – 1864: Served in western river operations under Grant
Allegations of Profiteering were brought against him for cotton
1864: Resigned from the Union Army on December 31st
Occupation after War:
Railroad Businessman and Civic Leader in El Dorado, Kansas
One of the Organizers of the Bank of Kansas
1892 – 1895: Suffered from destruction of mitral valve of his heart
Died: January 9, 1895
Place of Death: El Dorado, Kansas
Cause of Death: Bad Health
Age at time of Death: 74 years old
Burial Place: Belle Vista Cemetery, El Dorado, Kansas
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