Title
Colonel Ellsworth's Funeral March
Subject
Ellsworth, E. E. (Elmer Ephraim) 1837-1861
Brownell, Francis C.
Sheet music
Funeral music
United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 11th (1861-1862)
American Civil War (1861-1865)
Description
Funeral march in honor of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth.
The first Union martyr of the Civil War, Colonel Elmer Ellsworth accompanied Lincoln on his inaugural train trip to Washington, D.C.. After the war began, he organized the 11th New York Infantry, a regiment which Ellsworth outfitted in the distinctive outfit of the French North African Zouaves.
Ellsworth was killed on May 24, 1861, during the Union's occupation of Alexandria, Virginia, where James W. Jackson, a diehard secessionist, shot Ellsworth as the later had just removed a Confederate from the top of Jackson's inn.
President and Mrs. Lincoln grieved over Ellsworth, whose body lay in state at the White House. Ellsworth's death became a rallying symbol for the Union. Several songs and poems were written in his memory.
The first Union martyr of the Civil War, Colonel Elmer Ellsworth accompanied Lincoln on his inaugural train trip to Washington, D.C.. After the war began, he organized the 11th New York Infantry, a regiment which Ellsworth outfitted in the distinctive outfit of the French North African Zouaves.
Ellsworth was killed on May 24, 1861, during the Union's occupation of Alexandria, Virginia, where James W. Jackson, a diehard secessionist, shot Ellsworth as the later had just removed a Confederate from the top of Jackson's inn.
President and Mrs. Lincoln grieved over Ellsworth, whose body lay in state at the White House. Ellsworth's death became a rallying symbol for the Union. Several songs and poems were written in his memory.
Creator
Winner, Septimus
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
1861
Contributor
Lee & Walker
Format
pdf
Language
en
Identifier
300968
24620457
Coverage
Philadelphia
Transcription
COL. ELLSWORTH. FUNERAL MARCH.
Philadelphia. LEE & WALKER, 722 Chesnut St.
COL. ELLSWORTH'S FUNERAL MARCH
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.
Composed & respectively dedicated to Francis E. Brownell Esq. by Sep. Winner.
Plain title. Colored Lithograph
Philadelphia LEE & WALKER 722 Chesnut St.
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COL. ELLSWORTH'S FUNERAL MARCH. COMPOSED AND RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO Francis C. Brownell by Sep: Winner.
Piano
[sheet music]
Entered according to Act of Congress A.D. 1861 by Lee & Walker at the Clerk's Office of the Dt.Ct. of the En. Dt. of Pa.
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Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
6
32 cm