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Elmer E. Ellsworth

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several large stars on Jackson's flag was removed and saved by Ellsworth's uncle, who later donated the item to a local Civil War veterans group. The neighboring Town of Saratoga came into possession of the star, which was donated to the museum in August 2006, reuniting it with the flag for the first time in more than 140 years.
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to take Alexandria, soldiers serving under Ellsworth's command observed the flag from their camp through field glasses and volunteered to remove it. Having seen the flag after landing in Alexandria, Ellsworth and seven other soldiers entered the inn through an open door. Once inside, they encountered
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Photographs show Colonel Elmer Ellsworth of Field and Staff, 11th New York Infantry Regiment; Marshall House at the corner of King and Pitt Streets, Alexandria, Virginia, the scene of the assassination of Col. Ellsworth on May 24, 1861; and Lieutenant Francis Brownell of Co. A, 11th New York Infantry
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Most of a star from Jackson's secessionist flag, still stained with Ellsworth's blood, is on display, along with the "O" from the Marshall House sign, one of the many pieces of the structure torn off the building by souvenir-hunting Union soldiers seeking a memento from the spot where Ellsworth was
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Jackson's flag — originally 14 feet by 24 feet — is among the museum's collection of more than 800 Civil War battle flags, the largest state collection in the nation. Large swaths of the banner were cut up for souvenirs after Ellsworth's death; about 55 percent of the original flag survives. One of
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The man, who seemed greatly alarmed, declared he knew nothing of it, and that he was only a boarder there. Without questioning him further, Ellsworth sprang up the stairs followed by his soldiers, climbed to the roof on a ladder and cut down the flag with a soldier's knife. The soldiers turned to
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often played and waved. The flag apparently passed to Brownell, and upon his death in 1894, his widow offered to sell small pieces of the flag for $ 10 and $ 15 each. She presented one fragment to "an early mentor" of her husband's; his descendants apparently sold it more than a century later.
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at Ellsworth's chest and discharged one barrel directly into Ellsworth's chest, killing him instantly. Jackson then discharged the other barrel at Brownell, but missed his target. Brownell's gun simultaneously fired, hitting Jackson in the middle of his face. Before Jackson dropped, Brownell
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The museum's collection includes the uniform coat Ellsworth was wearing when Jackson fired a shotgun into his chest as the 24-year-old officer descended the stairs leading to the Marshall House's roof. The coat, still showing the hole where the slug entered, is on display, along with one of
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The journal also includes several loose pieces of paper including one paper with a red piece of cloth pinned to it. This paper has a note claiming that "This is a piece of the flag which was raised over the mansion house in Alexandria by Col. E. E. Ellsworth just before his
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The artifacts include uniforms, weapons, artillery pieces, and art. A significant portion of the museum's collection is from the Civil War. Notable artifacts from this conflict include Colonel Elmer Ellsworth's (the Union's first martyr) uniform, ...
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Relic hunters soon carried away from the hotel everything movable, including the carpets, furniture, and window shutters, and cut away the whole of the staircase and door where Ellsworth was shot.
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The exhibit includes a lock of his hair, a red kepi (cap) he wore, photographs of the young officer in uniform and contemporary published accounts of his death at the hands of James Jackson.
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Regiment, who killed James Jackson after he murdered Col. Ellsworth. From the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, Prints and Photographs Division,
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After the Marshall House incident, soldiers and souvenir hunters carried away pieces of the flag and inn as mementos, especially portions of the inn's stairway,
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that Ellsworth wore when he was killed, patriotic envelopes bearing his image, and the "O" from the Marshall House sign that a soldier had taken as a souvenir.
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Complete instructions for the recruit in the light infantry drill: as adapted to the use of the rifled musket, and arranged for the United States Zouave cadets
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near a corner of a prominent hotel that stood on the former site of the Marshall House commemorated Jackson's role in the affair for many years. However,
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on the flagpole. In consideration of Ellsworth's relationship with Lincoln, it is fitting that the flagpole sits in a space honoring and sacred to the
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11th Infantry Regiment: New York: Civil War Newspaper Clippings: Unit History Project: New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center
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Ellsworth stood 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) tall; the six-foot-four Lincoln called him "the greatest little man I ever met". After the election,
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and Waverly Place. It sits directly across Waverly Place from the historic Northern Dispensary building and across Christopher Street from the
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Ellsworth became the first Union officer to die in the Civil War. Brownell, who retained a piece of the flag, was later awarded a
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Thousands of Union supporters rallied around Ellsworth's cause and enlisted. "Remember Ellsworth" became a patriotic slogan. The
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In addition to displays on the everyday life of Civil War soldiers, the museum features an exhibit on the "Ellsworth incident."
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Artifacts collected during the construction of the Hotel Monaco were preserved by local archeologists. They may be seen in the
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Historical Society installed a flagpole honoring Ellsworth at the eastern end of Christopher Park at the intersection of
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a man dressed in a shirt and trousers, of whom Ellsworth demanded what sort of a flag it was that hung upon the roof.
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Lincoln was deeply saddened by his friend's death and ordered an honor guard to bring his friend's body to the
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Today, most of the flag is held by the New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center in
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cause. Ellsworth was then buried in his hometown of Mechanicville, in the Hudson View Cemetery (see:
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at the White House. The phrase "Remember Ellsworth" became a rallying cry and call to arms for the
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Simultaneously, Jackson became a celebrated martyr for the Confederate cause. A plaque that the
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Ellsworth only recently (2021) became the topic of a full-length book by Meg Groeling entitled
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As Brownell reached the first landing place, Jackson jumped from a dark passage, leveled a
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Colonel Elmer Ellsworth: A biography of Lincoln's friend and first hero of the Civil War
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in his spare time. After some success with the Greys, he helped train militia units in
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The Hotel Monaco, now The Alexandrian, on the site of the Marshall House, seen in 2009.
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called itself the "Ellsworth Avengers" as well as "The People's Ellsworth Regiment".
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First Fallen: The Life of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth, the North’s First Civil War Hero
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maintains responsibility for the flagpole. Since 2017, New York City has flown a
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floor covering. Relics associated with Ellsworth's death became prized souvenirs.
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President Lincoln kept the captured Marshall House flag, with which his son
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companies, and was then commissioned as the regiment's commanding officer.
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Ellsworth was killed at the Marshall House on May 24, 1861 (the day after
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removed the plaque in 2017 shortly after it purchased the hotel (see:
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through Jackson's body, sending Jackson's corpse down the stairs.
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Before the war, Ellsworth led a touring military drill team, the "
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The grave of Elmer E. Ellsworth, located in Hudson View Cemetery,
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Envelope Cachet - Our Cause is Just. Fight on Remember Ellsworth.
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Smithsonian collection - shotgun used to kill Ellsworth (picture)
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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150th Commemoration of the Civil War: The Death of Ellsworth
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Last letter written by Elmer Ellsworth (dated May 23, 1861)
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from the Marshall House. Yet another fragment is held by
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leading the way and Ellsworth following with the flag.
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to defend the nation's capital, Ellsworth raised the
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Portrait of Elmer Ellsworth by unknown artist after
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Coat and Pants of Colonel Ellsworth (paired images)
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