Marcus F. Wright's Civil War Bios - Col. Ephraim E. Ellsworth USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Submitted by: Marti Graham marti@rootsweb.com Posted by Ruth Price Waldbauer http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Transcriptions/CivilWar/1907MarcusFWrightBios ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ELLSWORTH p.579 ELLSWORTH, COL. EPHRAIM E., born in New York state, April 23, 1837. Organized a regiment of Zouaves early in the Civil war. Shot by the proprietor of a Confederate hotle at Alexandria, for tearing down a Confederate flag May 24, 1861.