John A. Ellet
John Alfred Ellet was a 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 Vicksburg, Mississippi, at night. He served as commanding officer of the United States Ram Fleet after his cousin Charles Rivers Ellet stepped down due to illness.
He was the son of Johan Israel and Laura Ellet, nephew of Colonel Charles Ellet, Jr. and Brigadier General Alfred W. Ellet and cousin to Charles Rivers Ellet.
He died in Boulder, Colorado and was interred at Columbia Cemetery.