Union Army Corporal James F. Ellis of Weston, Lewis County, W. Va., Company B, 15th West Virginia Infantry
Identifier:
038503
Collection Number:
A&M 1561
Title:
Union Army Corporal James F. Ellis of Weston, Lewis County, W. Va., Company B, 15th West Virginia Infantry
Date:
ca.1864
Description:
James F. Ellis enlisted in the army in August, 1862. He fought in several Civil War battles including Union General Phil Sheridan's 1864 Valley Campaign and was wounded three times during his service. Ellis was captured by Confederate forces during the Battle of Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864 and imprisoned at Salisbury, North Carolina. Ellis died in Salisbury Prison, February 13, 1865.
Subjects:
West Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865., Civil War--Portraits--D-F.
Personal Names:
Ellis, James F.
Corporate Names:
United States. Army. West Virginia Infantry Regiment, 15th (1862-1865). Company B.
