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Title
Elmer Ellsworth with sword and flag envelope
Date
1861-1865
Physical description
1 envelope; 8 x 14 cm. (3 x 3.5 in.)
Notes
Image: Full length image of Ellsworth dressed in uniform, standing on a flag, holding a flag in his left hand, and an upraised sword in his right hand. Ellsworth was the first officer to die in the war.
Verse 359: Col. Ellsworth, His Last Letter to his Parents.
Caption: "Washington, May 23, 1861. My Dear Father and Mother.--The regiment is ordered to move across the river to-night. We have no means of knowing what reception we are to meet with. I am inclined to the opinion that our entrance to the city of Alexandria will be hotly contested, as I am informed a large force have arrived there to-day. Should this happen, my dear parents, it may be my lot to be injured in some manner. Whatever may happen, cherish the consolation that I was engaged in the performance of a sacred duty, and to-night, thinking over the probabilities of to-morrow, and the occurrences of the past. I am perfectly content to accept whatever my fortune may be, confident that He who noteth even the fall of a sparrow, will have some purpose even in the fate of one like me. My darling and ever loved parents, good bye. God bless, protect, and care for you. "Elmer."
Genre
Patriotic envelopes 1860-1870
Coverage
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Is part of
Civil War Envelope Collection
Has format
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Provenance
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Identifier
Famous People - Elmer Ellsworth
Accession number
Envelope FP-EE-72
Bibliographic citation
William R. Weiss. The catalog of Union Civil War patriotic covers (Bethleham, Pa.: William R. Weiss, 1995).
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Civil War Envelopes & Stationery
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