Ephraim Ball | |
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_(cropped).png) Ephraim Ball | |
| Born | November 25, 1812 Greentown, Ohio |
| Died | January 1, 1873 (aged 60) Canton, Ohio |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/ |  Union Army |
| Years of service | 2 May 1864 to 4 Sept. 1864[1] |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Commands held | 162nd Ohio Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
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Ephraim Ball
editEphraim Ball (November 25,1812-January 1, 1873) was an American inventor, industrialist, manufacturer, and Union Army Colonel of the 162nd Ohio Infantry.
Early Life and family
editEphraim was born November 25, 1812 in Greentown, Ohio. He was the son of William Condon Ball and Elizabeth E. Ball (nee Arnold). [2] Ephraim was raised in a large pioneer family originating in Maryland. His mother and father moved to Ohio in 1810 in search of affordable land to raise crops. Ball had six siblings. In 1834, Ball married Lavinia Babb in Portage County, Ohio. The couple would go on to raise 14 children.
References
edit- ^ Taylor, Samuel M.; Howe, James C. (1886). Official roster of the soldiers of the state of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866 (09 ed.). University of California; Libraries: Akron : Werner Co.
- ^ Ball, Ephraim (29 November 1865). "Our Fathers Where Are They?". Canton Repository. Retrieved 1 September 2021.