Vintage CDV Elmer E. Ellsworth Union Colonel American Civil War 1st Casualty
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| Subject: Military & Political | Photo Type: CDV |
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See My Other Items Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth (April 11, 1837 – May 24, 1861) was a law clerk and United States Army soldier who was the first conspicuous casualty[1] and the first Union officer to die[2] in the American Civil War.[3][4] He was killed while removing a Confederate flag from the roof of the Marshall House inn in Alexandria, Virginia.[5][6]
Before the war, Ellsworth led a touring military drill team, the "Zouave Cadets of Chicago...". He was a close personal friend of Abraham Lincoln, who as President later eulogized him as "the greatest little man I ever met". After his death, Ellsworth's body lay in state at the White House. The phrase, "Remember Ellsworth", became a rallying cry and tool for recruiting Union soldiers.
Before the war, Ellsworth led a touring military drill team, the "Zouave Cadets of Chicago...". He was a close personal friend of Abraham Lincoln, who as President later eulogized him as "the greatest little man I ever met". After his death, Ellsworth's body lay in state at the White House. The phrase, "Remember Ellsworth", became a rallying cry and tool for recruiting Union soldiers.
