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Winner, Sep. [Septimus] Col. Ellsworth's Funeral March; Composed & Respectfully Dedicated to Francis E. Brownell Esq. [Sheet Music]
Philadelphia Lee & Walker 1861 First Edition Soft Cover Very Good No Jacket
Very scarce. Color lithograph edition [Ellsworth standing on a Confederate flag) of Winner's tribute to the first hero of the Civil War. 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 Confederat Flag flying above an inn. Ellsworth assisted by three of his men climbed to the roof and Ellsworth cut down the flag. On their way back downstairs, Ellsworth was killed by a shotgun blast to his chest. Corporal Francis Brownell (to whom the music is dedicated) immediately killed the innkeeper who had shot Ellsworth. From a privately bound home collection so rough edge. 8 pages including the lithograph/wrapper. Bright color. Generally clean with some light foxing/soiling.
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575.00 USD
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