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Bolton, H., fl. 1860 to Capt. Paul J. Semmes

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00572.11 Author/Creator: Bolton, H., fl. 1860 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: August 3, 1860 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 16 cm Order a Copy

Writes that he saw Semmes's letter to the New York Herald editor dated July 23 and published on July 30, 1860 in which he offered a copy of the rules written for the Columbus Guard to Captain Ellsworth. Elmer Ellsworth, the founder of the Chicago Zouaves, was a close friend of Abraham Lincoln and his family. On May 24, 1861, the day after Virginia voted to secede from the Union, Ellsworth led his New York Zouave regiment into Alexandria. He was shot to death after cutting down a large Confederate flag flying in that city, making him the Union's earliest martyr. He asks if Semmes could also send him a copy.

Bolton, H., fl. 1860
Semmes, Paul Jones, 1815-1863

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