Col. Ellsworth, the martyr [graphic]

Item Information

Title:
Col. Ellsworth, the martyr [graphic]
Description:
Col. Ellsworth, the martyr. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This Civil War envelope depicts Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, the first Union soldier killed in the war. Ellsworth was shot and killed while in the process of taking down a Confederate flag above a hotel in Virginia. Note: Title from item.
Creator:
Baker
Date:
1861–1865
Format:
Documents
Location:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library
Collection (local):
American Civil War Collection
Subjects:
Covers (Philately)--United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Ellsworth, E. E. (Elmer Ephraim), 1837-1861--Portraits
Envelopes (Stationery)
Patriotic envelopes--1860-1870
Soldiers--United States--1860-1870
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Art and the war
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Portraits
Places:
United States
Link to Item:
https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/864
Terms of Use:
This image is presented for research and educational purposes only, and may not be distributed or re-published without permission from the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library.
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Language:
English
Notes:
Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. USM 017
Identifier:
A1985/012/0812