April 3, 1917(1917-04-03) (aged 82) St. Petersburg, Florida, US
Place of burial
Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance
United States Union
Service/branch
United States Army Union Army
Years of service
1861–1865
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel Brevet Brigadier General
Unit
20th Maine Infantry Regiment
Commands held
20th Maine Infantry Regiment 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, V Corps
Battles/wars
American Civil War
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Gettysburg
Richmond–Petersburg campaign
Battle of Peebles's Farm
Appomattox Campaign
Battle of Lewis's Farm
Other work
Patent attorney
Ellis Spear (October 15, 1834 – April 3, 1917) was an officer in the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War. On April 10, 1866, the United States Senate confirmed President Andrew Johnson's February 24 nomination of Spear for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general to rank from April 9, 1865. He was United States Commissioner of Patents in 1877–1878.
EllisSpear (October 15, 1834 – April 3, 1917) was an officer in the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil...
life would not be dictated by normality. In 1993, he portrayed Capt. EllisSpear in Gettysburg, and a movie agent, Judd Bromell, on the Northern Exposure...
(Major General) George Meade (Commanding general, Army of the Potomac) EllisSpear (Captain) Buster Kilrain (Private, former Sergeant; the only fictional...
E.; Ellis, Donovan M.; Rocha, Harold A.; Dommaraju, Sandeep; Oliveira, Daniela S.; Ebner, Natalie C. (September 2019). "Susceptibility to Spear-Phishing...
was born on September 23, 1879, in Washington, D.C. to Sarah and EllisSpear. Spear briefly attended the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences at George...
professionally as Lady Lamb; began her recording career in Brunswick EllisSpear (1834–1917), Civil War lieutenant colonel of the 20th Maine Infantry...
manager Robert Ellis Silberstein. Her father is Jewish while her mother is African-American and a Baptist. She adopted the name Tracee Ellis Ross, wishing...
November 4, 1874 October 1, 1875 Robert Holland Duell October 1, 1875 1877 EllisSpear January 30, 1877 1878 Halbert Eleazer Paine November 1, 1878 1880 Edgar...
(1878–1916) of the U.S. Life-Saving Service, precursor to the U.S. Coast Guard EllisSpear 1858, Civil War general, U.S. Commissioner of Patents Sumner Pike 1913...
[ˈl̪ˠaːw ad̪ˠə]; "long hand" or "long arm", possibly for his skill with a spear or his ability as a ruler) and Samildánach (Modern Irish: Samhaildánach...
Bobby Ellis OD (2 July 1932 – 18 October 2016) was a Jamaican trumpet player. He worked with many reggae artists including Peter Tosh, Burning Spear and...
(Xhosa pronunciation: [um̩ˈkʰonto we ˈsizwe]; abbreviated MK; English: Spear of the Nation) was the paramilitary wing of the African National Congress...
corresponding 1993 film Gettysburg. His subordinate officers, including EllisSpear and Holman S. Melcher, and the men of the 20th Maine successfully repulsed...
battle and, in many cases, with the spear—a weapon heavily associated with the god Odin. Scholars such as Hilda Ellis Davidson and Rudolf Simek propose...