Ezra Ricketts (c1828-1863)

Ezra Ricketts
 * On September 19, 1861 at the age of 33, Ezra Rickets re-enlisted in the Ohio volunteer infantry and was assigned the command of Company F, Seventeenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Captain Rickets had already served in the 3 month 17th Ohio.  The original strength of the 17th was 852 men and they trained at Camp Dennison, OH.  Calvin was first a flag bearer but later carried a gun rather than the colors. On September 20th, 1863 he was killed at the Battle of Chickamauga in Georgia where the Army of the Cumberland under Rosecrans was defeated with 16,000 casualties.

At the time of the battle, his chain of command was:
 * Army of the Cumberland under William Rosecrans
 * XIV Corps under Maj. General George Henry Thomas
 * 3rd division under Brig. Gen. John M. Brannan
 * Brigade 1 under Colonel John M. Connell
 * The Seventeenth Ohio regiment under Lt. Col Durbin Ward