Alfred Washington Ellet
Oct. 11, 1820 - Jan. 9, 1895
Brig. Gen. - U.S. Volunteers
Commander [Mississippi] Marine Brigade
Capt. 59th Ill. Inf. Aug. 20, 1861
Lieut. Col. U.S. Volunteers Apr. 28, 1862
Brig. Gen. Nov. 1, 1862
This marker erected in 1979
at the request of his grandson,
the late Charles Ellet of Palo Alto, Calif.
Alfred W. Ellet was one of
El Dorado's earliest settlers
and up to the time of his death,
the city's leading and most
industrious citizen. He was a
man of strong moral convictions
and character. He opposed
slavery and had the keenest
sense of justice and right.
He was a lover of his home and
family and a true patriot of his country.
[Back of monument]
On Nov. 1, 1937 the U.S.S. Ellet,
Destroyer DD-398 was launched
by the U.S. Navy commemorating
six Ellet family members who
distinguished themselves in
service to their country
in the Civil War.
Brig. Gen. Alfred Washington Ellet
Lieut. Edward Carpenter Ellet
Col. Charles Ellet, Jr.
Col. Charles Rivers Ellet
Col. John Ellet
Col. Dick Ellet
Courtesy hmdb.org
