Company H · 4th Virginia Cavalry · Black Horse
* Ellis Clarke Ward
unknown–1863
Confirmed by: M Y
Confederate Service Record
"Ellis Ward Ward"; enlisted 1 October 1861 Sangster’s Crossroads.
- Ellis Clarke[4181] Ward M Y Photo: Born: Married: Died: Killed in Frederickstown.[4182] Killed in action; cannon ball crushed his leg 10 July 1863 Frederick, Maryland.[4183] “We lost two men in the B.H. by the bursting of a shell in our very midst. Ellis Ward had his leg so crushed that he died in a few hours…”[4184] Killed in action shortly before the Battle of Sharpsburg.[4185] See comment in A. Payne diary. Died 10 July, 1863. “ a great soldier & a good man.” source Obituary: Children: Parents and Siblings: Other Family: Stories, Letters & Biographies: CSR: “Ellis Ward Ward”; enlisted 1 October 1861 Sangster’s Crossroads. Additional Information: Listed as “Ellis Wood.”[4186]
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Source Rosters
- M Martin Roll (most authoritative)
- Y Nanzig Register
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Suggest a correction →From A Biographical Register of the Members of Fauquier County Virginia's Black Horse Cavalry, 1859–1865. Compiled by Lynn C. Hopewell (1940–2006), with editorial assistance by Susan W. Roberts and research by Heidi Burke. Manuscript completed February 28, 2008. Published posthumously.