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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03617.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Song sheets pertaining to the death of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth |
| Title | Glossy photocard of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth |
| Date | ca. 1861 |
| Author | Ellsworth, Elmer Ephraim (1837-1861) |
| Document Type | Miscellany |
| Content Description | Colored picture card of Colonel Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth, wearing his uniform. Two crossed American flags grace the background along with two bayonetted rifles. Underneath the picture of Ellsworth is an image of a sword and olive branch crossing. Also underneath the picture is a quote attributed to Ellsworth after his death that stresses his martyrdom: "He who noteth even the fall of a sparrow will have some purpose even in the fate of one like me -- Ellsworth." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Confederate States of America Death Propaganda Photography |
| People | Ellsworth, Elmer Ephraim (1837-1861) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Colonel Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth, a friend of Abraham Lincoln, was commander of the 11th New York Infantry, a unit of Zouaves from the New York City Fire Department. He was killed on 24 May 1861, attempting to remove a Confederate flag from the Marshall House, a hotel in Alexandria, Virginia. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Unit | New York 11th Infantry |