Ebenezer was born on September 8, 1788 in Dumfries on a slave plantation. Ebenezer grew up in Dumfries until the age of 16, when Ebenezer enlisted in the Virginia Regiment as a Private, and was a stable keeper for the regiment. In 1806, Ebenezer was promoted to Corporal of the regiment. At the outbreak of the War of 1812, Ebenezer and his fellow Virginians broke off and formed the 29th Virginia Militia Regiment and Ebenezer was ranked to a 4th Sergeant. The regiment served from July 10, 1813 - September 13, 1814. After the war, Ebenezer married a woman by the name of Violet Jones, daughter of Pvt Henry Jones. Ebenezer was promoted to Captain in 1832 and took command of a company of Virginians. Ebenezer demonstrated the ideal of slavery, at one point owning 2,500 slaves, almost 300 over the second most held. Ebenezer served with the 1st Virginia Regiment as a Captain during the Mexican-American War. Ebenezer was promoted to Major of the Richmond Grays Company of the 1st Virginia Regiment on November 11, 1849. Ebenezer was present at the execution of John Brown on December 2, 1859. Ebenezer was commissioned as a Colonel of the 1st Virginia Infantry Regiment in Richmond, Virginia in May, 1861. Ebenezer was second in command of a brigade of 570 men, just below then Brigadier General James Longstreet. Ebenezer helped lead the men into the First Battle of Bull Run, and Ebenezer was shot in the chest by a musket ball, and passed away on the site. His remains have not been found, but a memorial was erected in his honor, but was moved to a Historical museum after vandalism in the 1990's.

Ebenezer was an early member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Virginia in 1841. Ebenezer had multiple wives and numerous children. Ebenezer was a pivotal figure in the growth of Mormonism in the state of Virginia, with the membership up to almost 100,000 in 2019.

Ebenezer was a veteran of three wars, 1812, Mexican-American, and Civil. He shall be remembered a hero and pivotal figure in Virginian history.