
U.S. Army
Skellie, Ebenezer
ConflictCivil War
RankBrevet Second Lieutenant NY Volunteers
Year of Action1864
Unit/CommandCompany D, 112th New York Infantry
HometownMina, New York
Citation
Took the colors of his regiment, the color bearer having fallen, and carried them through the first charge; also, in the second charge, after all the color guards had been killed or wounded he carried the colors up to the enemy’s works, where he fell wounded.
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