Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth (1837-1861)

Ellsworth entered the law office of Abraham Lincoln, but devoted himself principally to the presidential campaign. Ellsworth accompanied Lincoln to Washington. When the Civil War broke out Ellsworth went to New York and recruited a regiment of volunteers he dressed and drilled after the manner of the French Zouaves. During the occupation of Alexandria, May 24, 1861, Ellsworth saw a Confederate flag flying. He went to the roof and took it down with his own hands. He was shot dead by the owner of the building. His death was the first to occur in the war and profoundly shocked the country. Lincoln gave him a state funeral in the East Room.

Date:
1861 circa 5 years
Original Format:
Glass Negative Print
Item#:
MES16415
Photographer:
Mathew Brady
Height:
1194px
Width:
701px
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