Elisha Hunt Rhodes

Elisha Hunt Rhodes
Born(1842-03-21)March 21, 1842
Pawtuxet, Rhode Island
DiedJanuary 14, 1917(1917-01-14) (aged 74)
Providence, Rhode Island
Place of burial
Allegiance United States
Service / branchUnion Army
Rhode Island Militia
Years of service1861–65 (Army)
1879–92 (Militia)
RankColonel (Army)
Brigadier General (Militia)
Commands2nd Rhode Island Infantry
Rhode Island militia
Battles / wars
Spouse(s)Caroline Pearce Hunt
Children3

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.