<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: U-Ellis wavolontiya ukwenza umsebenzi futhi wabhaliswa e- 15th Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Division of the Army of the Tennessee, eFreeport, e-Illinois. I-15th Regiment yabona isenzo eFort Donelson eduze neClarksville, eTennessee, ngaphambi kokusebenza ngesikhathi se  <response>: Impi YaseShilo. Ngo-April 6, 1862, ngesikhathi ese-Hornets Nest, esenyuselwe esigabeni sokuba yiphoyisa, u-Ellis washaywa kaningi isitha, kodwa waqhubeka eqondisa amabutho akhe waze washaywa inhlamvu eyambulala. Ngemva kwempi, isidumbu sakhe satholakala enkundleni yempi futhi izinsalela zakhe zathunyelwa eRockford ukuze zingcwatshwe. Ngemva kwenkonzo yomngcwabo eyinkimbinkimbi, u-Ellis wangcwatshwa esiqeshini somkhaya ayesithenge eminyakeni embalwa nje ngaphambili ngemva kokufa kwenye yamadodakazi akhe. 