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FORMER DEPlJE WAR VETERAN WAS HONOREDBenjamin Ellis, 92, Given Rousing Ovation At Patriotic Event Held In Gary, Ind.Mke a chara/'ter out of tho of history ernorROfl a forin^T rivll war votpiau to play a lioro’s rolo at a parade aiul proKraiu at Gary, Ind.Mp was HPiijaniin K lOlli-, a«P 92. f»f DpPup. who left Ind’up two o*ars ago to nittkp his lionip with his daughtor at (Jary. IP* was ditirovpr-pd at tho homo of his danghtor andaskod to partirlpatn in the program.Kills’ pi’PHpnro iho pariulo loiU a Hpark of fervor, it was nnpxppot-pd and tho oolor miard lp*foiP him and thp drum and buglp rorps that followpd in thp profpssion hppanip an pacort of honor as crowd-; snrgPd •from curbs to rh»“*r. Ifp rodp with niPinbPrs of the AniPriran Legion.At the park iip intpndpd to makea spppK'h that would “wow” tbpni.However, Mr. Kllis was so moved by the applause giv»'n him be was speechless and stoofi before the microphone in silen'“ Finally he was able to utter boys.”Mr Kllis ran awiiy at the age of 15 from his home in I’eoria to join the 47th Illinois infantry at Wyoming. III. He was then -♦afioned at .Jef'fer* son City, Mo . and cnaKcd in the first battle of ShilohHe took part in the capture of VMcksburg and in 'herman’s fainous march to the -pa .\fter three years of fiKhting he wlt;w captured by the confederates and li*id in a prison at f’ahaby. Ala., nn^ l the eml of the war.
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Princeton Bureau County Tribune
Princeton, Illinois, US
Fri, Jul 15, 1938
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