Alfred W. Ellet

Alfred W. Ellet
Alfred W. Ellet
Born(1820-10-11)October 11, 1820
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, US
DiedJanuary 9, 1895(1895-01-09) (aged 74)
El Dorado, Kansas, US
Place of burial
Buena Vista Cemetery, El Dorado, Kansas
AllegianceUnited States
Union
BranchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service18611864
Rank Brigadier General
Unit59th Illinois Infantry
United States Ram Fleet
Mississippi Marine Brigade
CommandsUnited States Ram Fleet
Mississippi Marine Brigade
Battles / wars
RelationsCharles Ellet, Jr., Charles Rivers Ellet, John A. Ellet

Alfred Washington Ellet (October 11, 1820 January 9, 1895) was a brigadier general in the Union Army who commanded the United States Ram Fleet and the Mississippi Marine Brigade during the American Civil War.