Horace Ellis
Born: May 23, 1843 at Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Medal of Honor
American Civil War
U.S. Army
Date of Issue: December 1, 1864
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Horace Ellis, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 21 August 1864, while serving with Company A, 7th Wisconsin Infantry, in action at Weldon Railroad, Virginia, for capture of flag of 16th Mississippi (Confederate States of America).