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Confederate (CSV)

Private

Samuel T. Ellis

Home State: Virginia

Branch of Service: Cavalry

Unit: 9th Virginia Cavalry

Before Sharpsburg

Giving his occupation as sailor, he enlisted on 12 October 1861 in Company I, 9th Virginia Infantry.

On the Campaign

He was captured in action on 9 September 1862 at Barnesville, MD.

The rest of the War

"Paroled on the same day that he was captured and deserted from that point, never rejoining his company".

References & notes

Basic information and the quote above from Krick1.

Notes

1   Krick, Robert K., 9th Virginia Cavalry, Lynchburg (Va): H.E. Howard, Inc., 1982, Roster  [AotW citation 14997]