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Sullivan A. Ballou | |
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 Lithograph of Sullivan Ballou | |
| Born | March 28, 1829 Smithfield, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | July 29, 1861 (aged 32) Sudley Church, Virginia |
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| Allegiance | Union of the United States of America |
| Service/ | Union Army of the United States Army |
| Years of service | 1861 |
| Rank |  Major |
| Commands | 2nd Rhode Island Infantry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Sullivan Ballou (March 28, 1829 – July 29, 1861) was an American lawyer and politician from Rhode Island, and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He is remembered for an eloquent letter he wrote to his wife Sarah a week before he was mortally wounded in the First Battle of Bull Run. He was left behind by retreating Union forces and died a week after the battle.