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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03617.07 |
| From Archive Folder | Song sheets pertaining to the death of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth |
| Title | Song on the death of Col. Ellsworth, the gallant Zouave |
| Date | 1861 |
| Author | Ellsworth, Elmer Ephraim (1837-1861) |
| Document Type | Miscellany |
| Content Description | Published by J. Magee at 316 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Printed on lined paper. Image of Ellsworth falling backward as he was shot at the top of the page. He is grasping the Confederate flag while another soldier returns fire with a rifle over his shoulder. Colored with red and blue. The song is played to the tune of "Rosin the Bow, or Tippecanoe." Seven stanza song. First stanza says: "Ye fathers and sons of Columbia, / Ye daughters who honor the brave, / Come join in my song to the mem'ry / Of Ellsworth the gallant Zouave. / To Ellsworth, the gallant Zouave, / to Ellsworth, our gallant Zouave; / Who tore down the banner of Treason, / And perished our Union to save." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Confederate States of America Death Propaganda Art, Music, Theater, and Film Women's History |
| People | Ellsworth, Elmer Ephraim (1837-1861) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 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 |