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
Service / branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861–1864
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.