Ellis, E. John (Ezekiel John), 1840-1889

E. John Ellis served as a captain in the 16th Louisiana Infantry Regiment, Army of Tennessee. He was captured at the Battle of Missionary Ridge, Tenn. and imprisoned at Johnson Island Prison, Lake Erie, Ohio, from 1863 to 1865. Martina Hamilton Ellis Buck (1898-1996), great granddaughter of Ezekiel Park Ellis, John's father, was a teacher in Tangipahoa Parish, La. and a history professor at Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, La.

From the description of E. John Ellis diary, 1862-1865. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 268800537

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