E. John Ellis diary, 1862-1865.

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E. John Ellis diary, 1862-1865.

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Collection is comprised of the Civil War memoirs and diary of Ezekiel John Ellis. They are accompanied by a transcript and research manuscript written by Martina Buck Ellis, which present an edited version of the diary and a biography of Ellis. A copy print of a Civil War photograph shows E. John Ellis in his Confederate uniform at Ringgold, Ga. in 1862. Memoirs record events leading up to the Civil War and conclude upon Ellis' arrival at Johnson Island Prison. They describe his political views, the formation of Confederate military forces, battles in Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee, and his capture at Missionary Ridge, Tenn. Diary documents Ellis' daily observations and experiences as a prisoner of war. In a narration of the trip back to Louisiana, he describes the destruction along the Mississippi River. Included is a political speech (ca. 1865) and an incomplete work of fiction concerning a Louisiana planter at the onset of the Civil War (Oct. 1865).

1 item.4 v.1 microfilm reel.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7171043

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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

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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, 1...

Confederate States of America. Army. Louisiana Infantry Regiment, 16th

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John W. Addison and Robert P. Oliver were captains of Companies D and H, respectively, of the 16th Louisiana Infantry. From the description of Sixteenth Louisiana Infantry Regiment muster and pay rolls, 1862-1863. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 86142705 ...

Johnson Island Prison

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Johnson Island, located in Sandusky, Ohio, operated as a federal prisoner of war depot, housing Confederate officers and other enlisted men captured in battle, from April 1862 to September 1865. From the guide to the Johnson Island Prison Autograph Albums, ., 1861-1865, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Union army prison in Ohio. From the description of Diagram, 1862. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat...