Assistant Surgeon 12 Mich Inf - Civil War
Two markers, the older one not readable
Alternate names: S.H. Eells, S.H. Ells, Samuel H. Eells, Samuel H. Ells
Buried in or near the FLETCHER-MILLER family plot. The FLETCHER-MILLER family plot, includes visible markers for:
Nathan P. Fletcher
Lucretia Nichols Fletcher
George Nichols Fletcher (G.N. FLETCHER)
Sarah A. Grant Miller Fletcher (S.A.G. FLETCHER)
Joseph Kingsbury Miller
Deborah Lord Miller
Martha Lord Miller
Samuel H. Eells
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Per contributor Peter D:
Samuel Henry Eells was born in April, 1836 in Oberlin, Elyria Township, Lorain County, Ohio, the only child of the Rev. James Henry Eells and Maria A. Fletcher Eells. His parents died when he was young, so the orphan went to Massachusetts to live with his uncle George N. Fletcher, who gave him an elite education. Henry studied at Boston Latin and then at Harvard College, where he finished his bachelor's degree in 1858. After graduation, he traveled to Detroit, where his uncle had resettled. George Fletcher was then in the midst of building a vast fortune in lumber and land-holding, first in Michigan and then all over the United States. Henry decided to be a physician, so for the next four years his uncle supported him as he studied medicine full-time. He apprenticed with a local doctor and attended lectures at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, although there is no record of him graduating.
He enlisted in the 12th Michigan Volunteer Infantry, Army of the Tennessee, on January 30, 1862 in Detroit, Michigan as a Hospital Steward.
In April 1862, Eells served in his first battle, Shiloh, in western Tennessee. He was promoted to Full Assistant Surgeon on February 1, 1863. In September, 1863, he contracted tuberculosis, called consumption because the victim was literally consumed. By November 1863, his mind was being affected, and he could not remember how much medicine he was taking. In December, he obtained leave to return to Detroit, and when he arrived at his Uncle Fletcher's home, he could barely speak. He died on January 31, 1864, five months after he fell ill.
Two markers, the older one not readable
Alternate names: S.H. Eells, S.H. Ells, Samuel H. Eells, Samuel H. Ells
Buried in or near the FLETCHER-MILLER family plot. The FLETCHER-MILLER family plot, includes visible markers for:
Nathan P. Fletcher
Lucretia Nichols Fletcher
George Nichols Fletcher (G.N. FLETCHER)
Sarah A. Grant Miller Fletcher (S.A.G. FLETCHER)
Joseph Kingsbury Miller
Deborah Lord Miller
Martha Lord Miller
Samuel H. Eells
****
Per contributor Peter D:
Samuel Henry Eells was born in April, 1836 in Oberlin, Elyria Township, Lorain County, Ohio, the only child of the Rev. James Henry Eells and Maria A. Fletcher Eells. His parents died when he was young, so the orphan went to Massachusetts to live with his uncle George N. Fletcher, who gave him an elite education. Henry studied at Boston Latin and then at Harvard College, where he finished his bachelor's degree in 1858. After graduation, he traveled to Detroit, where his uncle had resettled. George Fletcher was then in the midst of building a vast fortune in lumber and land-holding, first in Michigan and then all over the United States. Henry decided to be a physician, so for the next four years his uncle supported him as he studied medicine full-time. He apprenticed with a local doctor and attended lectures at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, although there is no record of him graduating.
He enlisted in the 12th Michigan Volunteer Infantry, Army of the Tennessee, on January 30, 1862 in Detroit, Michigan as a Hospital Steward.
In April 1862, Eells served in his first battle, Shiloh, in western Tennessee. He was promoted to Full Assistant Surgeon on February 1, 1863. In September, 1863, he contracted tuberculosis, called consumption because the victim was literally consumed. By November 1863, his mind was being affected, and he could not remember how much medicine he was taking. In December, he obtained leave to return to Detroit, and when he arrived at his Uncle Fletcher's home, he could barely speak. He died on January 31, 1864, five months after he fell ill.
Assistant Surgeon 12 Mich Inf - Civil War
Two markers, the older one not readable
Alternate names: S.H. Eells, S.H. Ells, Samuel H. Eells, Samuel H. Ells
Buried in or near the FLETCHER-MILLER family plot. The FLETCHER-MILLER family plot, includes visible markers for:
Nathan P. Fletcher
Lucretia Nichols Fletcher
George Nichols Fletcher (G.N. FLETCHER)
Sarah A. Grant Miller Fletcher (S.A.G. FLETCHER)
Joseph Kingsbury Miller
Deborah Lord Miller
Martha Lord Miller
Samuel H. Eells
****
Per contributor Peter D:
Samuel Henry Eells was born in April, 1836 in Oberlin, Elyria Township, Lorain County, Ohio, the only child of the Rev. James Henry Eells and Maria A. Fletcher Eells. His parents died when he was young, so the orphan went to Massachusetts to live with his uncle George N. Fletcher, who gave him an elite education. Henry studied at Boston Latin and then at Harvard College, where he finished his bachelor's degree in 1858. After graduation, he traveled to Detroit, where his uncle had resettled. George Fletcher was then in the midst of building a vast fortune in lumber and land-holding, first in Michigan and then all over the United States. Henry decided to be a physician, so for the next four years his uncle supported him as he studied medicine full-time. He apprenticed with a local doctor and attended lectures at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, although there is no record of him graduating.
He enlisted in the 12th Michigan Volunteer Infantry, Army of the Tennessee, on January 30, 1862 in Detroit, Michigan as a Hospital Steward.
In April 1862, Eells served in his first battle, Shiloh, in western Tennessee. He was promoted to Full Assistant Surgeon on February 1, 1863. In September, 1863, he contracted tuberculosis, called consumption because the victim was literally consumed. By November 1863, his mind was being affected, and he could not remember how much medicine he was taking. In December, he obtained leave to return to Detroit, and when he arrived at his Uncle Fletcher's home, he could barely speak. He died on January 31, 1864, five months after he fell ill.
Two markers, the older one not readable
Alternate names: S.H. Eells, S.H. Ells, Samuel H. Eells, Samuel H. Ells
Buried in or near the FLETCHER-MILLER family plot. The FLETCHER-MILLER family plot, includes visible markers for:
Nathan P. Fletcher
Lucretia Nichols Fletcher
George Nichols Fletcher (G.N. FLETCHER)
Sarah A. Grant Miller Fletcher (S.A.G. FLETCHER)
Joseph Kingsbury Miller
Deborah Lord Miller
Martha Lord Miller
Samuel H. Eells
****
Per contributor Peter D:
Samuel Henry Eells was born in April, 1836 in Oberlin, Elyria Township, Lorain County, Ohio, the only child of the Rev. James Henry Eells and Maria A. Fletcher Eells. His parents died when he was young, so the orphan went to Massachusetts to live with his uncle George N. Fletcher, who gave him an elite education. Henry studied at Boston Latin and then at Harvard College, where he finished his bachelor's degree in 1858. After graduation, he traveled to Detroit, where his uncle had resettled. George Fletcher was then in the midst of building a vast fortune in lumber and land-holding, first in Michigan and then all over the United States. Henry decided to be a physician, so for the next four years his uncle supported him as he studied medicine full-time. He apprenticed with a local doctor and attended lectures at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, although there is no record of him graduating.
He enlisted in the 12th Michigan Volunteer Infantry, Army of the Tennessee, on January 30, 1862 in Detroit, Michigan as a Hospital Steward.
In April 1862, Eells served in his first battle, Shiloh, in western Tennessee. He was promoted to Full Assistant Surgeon on February 1, 1863. In September, 1863, he contracted tuberculosis, called consumption because the victim was literally consumed. By November 1863, his mind was being affected, and he could not remember how much medicine he was taking. In December, he obtained leave to return to Detroit, and when he arrived at his Uncle Fletcher's home, he could barely speak. He died on January 31, 1864, five months after he fell ill.
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SAMUEL H. EELLS
Asst Surgeon 12 Mich Inf
Civil War
1838 1864
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