Ellsworth, E. E. (Elmer Ephraim), 1837-1861 Assassination of Ellsworth, at Alexandria, Va., May 24th, 1861
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03617.03 Author/Creator: Ellsworth, E. E. (Elmer Ephraim), 1837-1861 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Sheet music Date: circa 1861 Pagination: 1 p. ; 22.2 x 13.9 cm. Order a Copy
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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