Elisha Hunt Rhodes

Elisha Hunt Rhodes
Born	(1842-03-21)March 21, 1842 Pawtuxet, Rhode Island
Died	January 14, 1917(1917-01-14) (aged 74) Providence, Rhode Island
Place of burial	Swan Point Cemetery Providence, Rhode Island
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	Union Army Rhode Island Militia
Years of service	1861–65 (Army) 1879–92 (Militia)
Rank	Colonel (Army) Brigadier General (Militia)
Commands	2nd Rhode Island Infantry Rhode Island militia
Battles/wars	American Civil War First Battle of Bull Run Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Gettysburg Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Appomattox Court House
Spouse(s)	Caroline Pearce Hunt
Children	3

Elisha Hunt Rhodes (March 21, 1842 – January 14, 1917) was an American soldier who served in the Union Army of the Potomac for the entire duration of the American Civil War, rising from corporal to colonel of his regiment by war's end. Rhodes' illustrative diary of his war service was quoted prominently in Ken Burns's 1990 PBS documentary series The Civil War, read by Chris Murney.