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Captain Albert Gallatin Ellis (1835-1918) was born in Ohio and then moved to Louisa County, Iowa Territory, in 1847 where his family homesteaded. He enlisted as a private in the 5th Iowa Infantry
on July 16, 1861. The 5th Iowa saw serious combat in the western theater of the war, fighting in Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee. He was promoted to 2nd and then 1st lieutenant and finally to captain on March 22, 1863. He was lightly wounded in the side
at the Battle of Iuka and became seriously ill during the Siege of Vicksburg from contaminated water and poor nutrition, including scurvy, but continued to serve. In the winter of 1863-1864, he served as a recruiting officer for the regiment. Most of the unit would have been stationed at Huntsville, Alabama, on the date of the sword’s inscription (March 1, 1864). The 5th Iowa returned to Iowa on April 7, 1864, and began veteran furlough the next day. When his enlistment was up in July 1864, Ellis and 200 men re-enlisted and were consolidated into Companies I and G and were transferred to the 5th Iowa Cavalry under Ellis’s command due to both the 5th Infantry and 5th Cavalry not having sufficient men.
He is listed as the last descendant of Captain Ellis and sold the items when he moved from Oregon to California. They were purchased
by Glenn Mattox of Antique Gun Shoppe in Post Falls, Idaho, from whom the consignor purchased the set.