Assassination of Ellsworth, at Alexandria, Va., May 24th, 1861

Ellsworth, E. E. (Elmer Ephraim), 1837-1861 Assassination of Ellsworth, at Alexandria, Va., May 24th, 1861

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GLC#
GLC03617.03-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
circa 1861
Author/Creator
Ellsworth, E. E. (Elmer Ephraim), 1837-1861
Title
Assassination of Ellsworth, at Alexandria, Va., May 24th, 1861
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 22.2 cm, Width: 13.9 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Published and printed by A.W. Auner at 110 North 10th Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The song was sung to the melody of "California Brothers." The song has seven stanzas of verse. Last stanza says: "Then a curse be on the traitor's name, and on the bullet, too, / That killed a gallant Colonel who was so brave and true; / For a nobler heart ne'er beat beneath the breast of any man, / Nor a truer soldier never fell in defence of Uncle Sam." Slight printing mistake in the upper left corner.

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