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Samuel K. (Samuel Kimball) Ellis
1839–1918
A Connecticut Civil War veteran, he helped preserve the story of the Twenty-fifth Regiment in a detailed firsthand history of service, battle, and memory. His work offers a direct window into how ordinary soldiers understood the war and remembered it afterward.
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The Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion : history, reminiscences, description of battle of Irish Bend, carrying of pay roll, roster
by George P. (George Perkins) Bissell, Samuel K. (Samuel Kimball) Ellis, Henry Hill Goodell, Thomas McManus
About the author
Born in 1839, Samuel Kimball Ellis served in Company G of the Twenty-fifth Connecticut Volunteers during the American Civil War. Later in life he became active in veteran remembrance work in Rockville, Connecticut, and was identified as a past commander and chaplain of Burpee Post, No. 71, Grand Army of the Republic.
Ellis is best known as one of the contributors to The Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion, a regimental history published in 1913. The book combines history, reminiscences, and records of the regiment's service, helping preserve the experiences of Union soldiers from Connecticut for later readers.
He died in 1918. Although not a widely known literary figure, his writing remains valuable for readers interested in Civil War memory, local history, and the voices of veterans who wanted their regiment's story remembered.