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Col. Ellsworth, the martyr
1861, about
Baker
USA
Paper
3 1/2" x 5 3/4"; 9 x 15 cm.; 1 item (1 page)
Gift of William Caleb Loring
A85/012/0812

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. Forms part of the William Caleb Loring illustrated envelope collection.