LINCOLN'S BODY GUARD
THE UNION LIGHT GUARD OF OHIO
WITH SOME PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
BY
ROBERT McBRIDE
LATE CORPORAL AND COMPANY CLERK
INDIANAPOLIS
EDWARD J. HECKER, PRINTER
1911
Marshall D Ellis was a student from Eldorado, OH when he joined the US Army, The Union Light Guard, otherwise known as the Seventh Independent Company of Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. The Light Guard was organized by Governor David Tod, of Ohio, during the months of November and December 1863, for special service, the nature of which was not disclosed to the members of the company until some time after it was mustered into the service. Their enlistment was for three years, or during the war, and they were mustered into the service at Columbus, Ohio, December 17 1863, by Captain Elmer Otis, Fourth United States Cavalry, acting as mustering officer. The 108 men of the Union Light Guard left Columbus for Washington, DC December 22 1863, via Wheeling, WV and the B&O Railroad. On arrival at Washington, they reported to the Secretary of War, and were first assigned to barracks located a few squares southwest of the War Department. The members of the company then learned for the first time that the special service for which they were enlisted was to act as a bodyguard or mounted escort for President Abraham Lincoln. Later, barracks were built for the company in what has since been known as the "White Lot," then called the Treasury Park. The barracks were directly south of the Treasury Department and opposite E street. The company continued in the service after the assassination of President Lincoln until September 9, 1865, when it was mustered out at Washington, DC by H C Strong, First Lieutenant Veteran Reserve Corps.
On April 21 1865, Ellis was promoted to Second Lieutenant of the US Colored Troops.
Ellis attended the National Encampment in 1898 and at the time was living in Indianapolis, IN.
At some point, Ellis lived on Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington DC.
THE UNION LIGHT GUARD OF OHIO
WITH SOME PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
BY
ROBERT McBRIDE
LATE CORPORAL AND COMPANY CLERK
INDIANAPOLIS
EDWARD J. HECKER, PRINTER
1911
Marshall D Ellis was a student from Eldorado, OH when he joined the US Army, The Union Light Guard, otherwise known as the Seventh Independent Company of Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. The Light Guard was organized by Governor David Tod, of Ohio, during the months of November and December 1863, for special service, the nature of which was not disclosed to the members of the company until some time after it was mustered into the service. Their enlistment was for three years, or during the war, and they were mustered into the service at Columbus, Ohio, December 17 1863, by Captain Elmer Otis, Fourth United States Cavalry, acting as mustering officer. The 108 men of the Union Light Guard left Columbus for Washington, DC December 22 1863, via Wheeling, WV and the B&O Railroad. On arrival at Washington, they reported to the Secretary of War, and were first assigned to barracks located a few squares southwest of the War Department. The members of the company then learned for the first time that the special service for which they were enlisted was to act as a bodyguard or mounted escort for President Abraham Lincoln. Later, barracks were built for the company in what has since been known as the "White Lot," then called the Treasury Park. The barracks were directly south of the Treasury Department and opposite E street. The company continued in the service after the assassination of President Lincoln until September 9, 1865, when it was mustered out at Washington, DC by H C Strong, First Lieutenant Veteran Reserve Corps.
On April 21 1865, Ellis was promoted to Second Lieutenant of the US Colored Troops.
Ellis attended the National Encampment in 1898 and at the time was living in Indianapolis, IN.
At some point, Ellis lived on Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington DC.
LINCOLN'S BODY GUARD
THE UNION LIGHT GUARD OF OHIO
WITH SOME PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
BY
ROBERT McBRIDE
LATE CORPORAL AND COMPANY CLERK
INDIANAPOLIS
EDWARD J. HECKER, PRINTER
1911
Marshall D Ellis was a student from Eldorado, OH when he joined the US Army, The Union Light Guard, otherwise known as the Seventh Independent Company of Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. The Light Guard was organized by Governor David Tod, of Ohio, during the months of November and December 1863, for special service, the nature of which was not disclosed to the members of the company until some time after it was mustered into the service. Their enlistment was for three years, or during the war, and they were mustered into the service at Columbus, Ohio, December 17 1863, by Captain Elmer Otis, Fourth United States Cavalry, acting as mustering officer. The 108 men of the Union Light Guard left Columbus for Washington, DC December 22 1863, via Wheeling, WV and the B&O Railroad. On arrival at Washington, they reported to the Secretary of War, and were first assigned to barracks located a few squares southwest of the War Department. The members of the company then learned for the first time that the special service for which they were enlisted was to act as a bodyguard or mounted escort for President Abraham Lincoln. Later, barracks were built for the company in what has since been known as the "White Lot," then called the Treasury Park. The barracks were directly south of the Treasury Department and opposite E street. The company continued in the service after the assassination of President Lincoln until September 9, 1865, when it was mustered out at Washington, DC by H C Strong, First Lieutenant Veteran Reserve Corps.
On April 21 1865, Ellis was promoted to Second Lieutenant of the US Colored Troops.
Ellis attended the National Encampment in 1898 and at the time was living in Indianapolis, IN.
At some point, Ellis lived on Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington DC.
THE UNION LIGHT GUARD OF OHIO
WITH SOME PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
BY
ROBERT McBRIDE
LATE CORPORAL AND COMPANY CLERK
INDIANAPOLIS
EDWARD J. HECKER, PRINTER
1911
Marshall D Ellis was a student from Eldorado, OH when he joined the US Army, The Union Light Guard, otherwise known as the Seventh Independent Company of Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. The Light Guard was organized by Governor David Tod, of Ohio, during the months of November and December 1863, for special service, the nature of which was not disclosed to the members of the company until some time after it was mustered into the service. Their enlistment was for three years, or during the war, and they were mustered into the service at Columbus, Ohio, December 17 1863, by Captain Elmer Otis, Fourth United States Cavalry, acting as mustering officer. The 108 men of the Union Light Guard left Columbus for Washington, DC December 22 1863, via Wheeling, WV and the B&O Railroad. On arrival at Washington, they reported to the Secretary of War, and were first assigned to barracks located a few squares southwest of the War Department. The members of the company then learned for the first time that the special service for which they were enlisted was to act as a bodyguard or mounted escort for President Abraham Lincoln. Later, barracks were built for the company in what has since been known as the "White Lot," then called the Treasury Park. The barracks were directly south of the Treasury Department and opposite E street. The company continued in the service after the assassination of President Lincoln until September 9, 1865, when it was mustered out at Washington, DC by H C Strong, First Lieutenant Veteran Reserve Corps.
On April 21 1865, Ellis was promoted to Second Lieutenant of the US Colored Troops.
Ellis attended the National Encampment in 1898 and at the time was living in Indianapolis, IN.
At some point, Ellis lived on Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington DC.
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