Capt. R. D. Ellsworth 1861-1865Co. E.9, ILL. CAV1829-1913American Civil War Soldiers RecordName: Richard D Ellsworth Residence: Logansport, Indiana Enlistment Date: 03 October 1861 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Illinois Unit Numbers: 253 253 Service Record: Enlisted as a Lieutenant 1st Class on 03 October 1861 Commission in Company E, 9th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 03 October 1861.Promoted to Full Captain on 03 January 1863 effective 01 April 1863Mustered out Company E, 9th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 31 October 1865 in Selma, ALCivil War Service Records Record Name: Richard D. Ellsworth Company: E Unit: 9 Illinois Cavalry. Rank - Induction: 1 Lieutenant Rank - Discharge: Captain Allegiance: UnionCivil War Pension Records (image attached)Name of Soldier: Ellsworth, Richard D.Name of Dependent: Ellsworth, Eliza J.Service: Capt. E, 9th Ill. Cav.Applied as Invalid: 1878, Aug 19 (filing place not given)Applied as Widow: 1913, Oct 28, filed in Hawaii1910 US Federal CensusDistrict 19 Honolulu, HI150 Makee Island RoadEllsworth, William D., head, 50, married 28 yrs, b. Indiana, dairy mgr. / ---, Frances, wife, 47, married 28 yrs, b. Wisconsin / ---, Ida E., daughter, 17, b. Michigan / ---, Ferrin G., son, 14, b. Minnesota / ---, Richard D., father, 80, married 52 years, b. NY / ---, Eliza J., mother, 70, married 52 years, b. NYBuried in the "Grand Army of the Republic" (GAR) section of the cemetery. After the end of the American Civil War, veterans formed fraternal groups to continue bonds formed in the war, ultimately gaining political power. The GAR emerged as the most powerful among the various organizations, by 1890 numbering 409,489, and aligned with the Republican Party. Founded in Decatur, Illinois on April 6, 1866 by Benjamin F. Stephenson, membership was limited to honorably discharged veterans of the Union Army, Navy, Marine Corps or the Revenue Cutter Service who had served between April 12, 1861 and April 9, 1865.
Capt. R. D. Ellsworth 1861-1865Co. E.9, ILL. CAV1829-1913American Civil War Soldiers RecordName: Richard D Ellsworth Residence: Logansport, Indiana Enlistment Date: 03 October 1861 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Illinois Unit Numbers: 253 253 Service Record: Enlisted as a Lieutenant 1st Class on 03 October 1861 Commission in Company E, 9th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 03 October 1861.Promoted to Full Captain on 03 January 1863 effective 01 April 1863Mustered out Company E, 9th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 31 October 1865 in Selma, ALCivil War Service Records Record Name: Richard D. Ellsworth Company: E Unit: 9 Illinois Cavalry. Rank - Induction: 1 Lieutenant Rank - Discharge: Captain Allegiance: UnionCivil War Pension Records (image attached)Name of Soldier: Ellsworth, Richard D.Name of Dependent: Ellsworth, Eliza J.Service: Capt. E, 9th Ill. Cav.Applied as Invalid: 1878, Aug 19 (filing place not given)Applied as Widow: 1913, Oct 28, filed in Hawaii1910 US Federal CensusDistrict 19 Honolulu, HI150 Makee Island RoadEllsworth, William D., head, 50, married 28 yrs, b. Indiana, dairy mgr. / ---, Frances, wife, 47, married 28 yrs, b. Wisconsin / ---, Ida E., daughter, 17, b. Michigan / ---, Ferrin G., son, 14, b. Minnesota / ---, Richard D., father, 80, married 52 years, b. NY / ---, Eliza J., mother, 70, married 52 years, b. NYBuried in the "Grand Army of the Republic" (GAR) section of the cemetery. After the end of the American Civil War, veterans formed fraternal groups to continue bonds formed in the war, ultimately gaining political power. The GAR emerged as the most powerful among the various organizations, by 1890 numbering 409,489, and aligned with the Republican Party. Founded in Decatur, Illinois on April 6, 1866 by Benjamin F. Stephenson, membership was limited to honorably discharged veterans of the Union Army, Navy, Marine Corps or the Revenue Cutter Service who had served between April 12, 1861 and April 9, 1865.
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