Ellet is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Alfred W. Ellet (1820–1895), American civil engineer and United States Army general
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Charles Ellet Jr.
Charles Ellet Jr. (1 January 1810 – 21 June 1862) was an American civil engineer from Pennsylvania who designed and constructed major canals, suspension bridges and railroads. He built the Wheeling Suspension Bridge, the longest suspension ...
(1810–1862), American civil engineer and United States Army officer
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Charles R. Ellet (1843–1863), American surgeon and Union Army officer
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Elizabeth F. Ellet
Elizabeth Fries Ellet ( Lummis; October 18, 1818 – June 3, 1877) was an American writer, historian and poet. She was the first writer to record the lives of women who contributed to the American Revolutionary War.
Born Elizabeth Fries Lummis, ...
(1818–1877), American writer, historian and poet
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John A. Ellet
John Alfred Ellet (June 22, 1838–April 12, 1892) was an lieutenant colonel in the United States Army during the American Civil War.
He commanded the ram until she sank on March 23, 1863, while attempting to steam past the batteries of Vic ...
(1838–1892), American Union Army officer
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