Ellet, Charles
soldier, civil engineer, author, was born Jan. 1, 1810, in Penn's Manor, Pa. He was an engineer of note who built the first wire suspension bridge in America. He served during the civil war as a colonel in the federal army, and was killed in an engagement on the Mississippi. He was the author of Physical Geography of the Mississippi Valley; Coast and Harbor Defences; and The Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, with Plans for Protecting the Delta from Inundation. He died June 21, 1862, in Cairo, Ill.