ELLINGSON, John

WI 12th Inf Co G. Residence: New Hope, Portage County, Wisconsin. Civil War: Age 21. Farmer. Unmarried. Blue eyes, brown hair, fair complexion, 5’9”. Enlisted for three years at Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Mustered at Madison, Wisconsin, on 31 Aug 1861. Private. Re-enlisted for three years on 30 Dec 1863 at Natchez, Mississippi. Discharged from the service July 1865. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 58-14,15; red book vol 17, p128) [Red book shows enlistment as 11 Oct and muster at 31 Oct.]