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[Portrait of Colonel Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth]
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | Photograph shows a full-length portrait of Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth (1837-1861). A lawyer from Mechanicsville, New York, Ellsworth enlisted as a Colonel in the U.S. Army at New York City in 1861. He was commissioned into the 11th Infantry (New York), on May 7th of that year. Shortly thereafter he was killed while stationed with his regiment at the Marshall House hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, becoming the first casualty of the Civil War. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties--Union. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Soldiers--Union--1860-1870. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States.--Army.--New York Infantry Regiment, 11th (1861-1862)--People--1860-1870. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Ellsworth, E. E.--(Elmer Ephraim),--1837-1861. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
