James Leroy Ewell, older brother of John Chowning Ewell, joined the 9th Virginia Cavalry, Company D, on June 16, 1861 as sergeant. Ewell was promoted to 1st lieutenant on May 12, 1862. He was detailed as Acting Qurtermaster for his regiment on May 15, 1863, returning to his company in June of 1863.
Ewell died July 18, 1866 as a result of disease caught during the war and is buried in the family plot in the cemetery of St. Mary's Whitechapel Episcopal Church in Lancaster County, VA.
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