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Septimus Winner's musical tribute to Colonel Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth, the Union Army's first hero of the Civil War.Philadelphia: Lee & Walker, 1861. First Edition.
This is the color lithograph edition of Winner's musical tribute to the first hero of the Civil War featuring a cover illustration of Colonel Ellsworth standing upon a Confederate flag. From a privately bound home collection of sheet music, so a little rough along the left edge. 8 pages including the lithograph/wrapper. Clean with bright color; small music store stamp at the lower right corner of the cover.
Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth, a friend of Abraham Lincoln, was the Commanding Officer of the 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, a Zouave unit. He was killed shortly after his regiment arrived in Washington and began the occupation of Alexandria, Virginia. While securing Alexandria, Ellsworth noticed a Confederate flag flying above an inn. Ellsworth, assisted by three of his men, climbed to the roof where he cut down the flag. On… Read More
