5 th ▁Regiment ▁saw ▁action ▁at ▁Fort ▁Don el son ▁near ▁Clark sv ille , ▁Tennessee , ▁before ▁action ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Sh il oh . ▁On ▁April ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁Hor net ' s ▁N est , ▁having ▁been ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁acting ▁colon el , ▁Ell is ▁was ▁struck ▁multiple ▁times ▁by ▁enemy ▁fire , ▁but ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁direct ▁his ▁troops ▁until ▁a ▁fatal ▁bullet ▁hit ▁him . ▁After ▁the ▁battle , ▁his ▁body ▁was ▁recovered ▁from ▁the ▁battle field ▁and ▁his ▁remains ▁were ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁Rock ford ▁for ▁bur ial . ▁After ▁an ▁elaborate ▁fun eral ▁service , ▁Ell is ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁plot ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁bought ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁earlier ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁daughters . ▁ ▁Memorial ization ▁Ell is ▁was ▁a ▁long time ▁member ▁of ▁Fre em ason ry , ▁having ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Fel icity ▁L odge ▁# 1 0 2 , ▁Or ion ▁Chapter ▁# 4 2 ▁Royal ▁Arch ▁M asons , ▁Con nell ▁Council ▁# 1 8 ▁Royal ▁& ▁Select ▁M asons , ▁La f ay ette ▁L odge ▁F . ▁& ▁A . M . ▁( in ▁Nev ada , ▁California , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁L odge ▁of ▁Wisconsin ), ▁Nev ada ▁L odge ▁# 1 3 ▁F . ▁& ▁A . M ., ▁and ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Star ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁L odge ▁# 1 6