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THBColonel Elmer Ellsworth Flag Relic, Plus Civil War Lithographs by Kellogg
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Cincinnati , OH 45232
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About Auction
LiveJun 22, 2018
Cowan’s American History: Premier Auction, scheduled for June 22, 2018 is comprised of early photographs, documents, manuscripts, broadsides, flags, and more dating from the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, Late Indian Wars, World War I and II and beyond. Cowan's Auctions dawnie@cowans.com
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Lot of 3, featuring a relic of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth's flag, approx. .75 x 1 in., displayed atop a piece of paper with period, inked identification, "A Piece of the flag taken down by Col. Ellsworth on the morning of his death May 24th, 1861", housed under period frame, 2.5 x 2.5 in.; accompanied by two lithographs honoring Ellsworth, each by E.S. & E.C. Kellogg, Hartford, CT, including the titles, "Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth (of the New York Zouaves)," 11.25 x 15.5 in. (sight), framed, 13.25 x 17.5 in., and "Assassination of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth," 9.5 x 13.25 in. (sight), matted and framed, 14 x 18 in.
Colonel Elmer Ellsworth (1837-1861) was especially offended by the large "secession flag" flying atop the Marshall House in Alexandria, VA, which was visible to Abraham Lincoln in the White House, and when he entered Alexandria with the 11th New York on May 24, 1861, he was determined to take it down. While descending the stairs with the flag, he was confronted by the innkeeper, an ardent secessionist named James W. Jackson, who fired a shotgun blast into Ellsworth's chest at point blank. However, Francis E. Brownell, a corporal in Ellsworth's "Fire Zouaves," responded immediately with a fatal bayonet strike to Jackson. Ellsworth was the first conspicuous Union casualty of the war and the incident became a rallying point for soldiers and citizens throughout the North. Pieces of the flag, Ellsworth's uniform, the Marshall House sign, and even the bloodstained floorboards immediately became popular patriotic souvenirs, and over 30 years later the event was still memorable enough that Brownell's wife was able to sell small pieces of the flag to raise money following her husband's death. Brownell was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1877, and the remaining section of the flag eventually ended up in the New York State Military Museum. Relics such as the one offered here reside in the Smithsonian and other notable collections.Condition of flag relic typical considering age and how it was acquired. Ellsworth lithograph with some creasing/short tears visible in print (although not examined outside frame), and some spotting/toning throughout. Assassination lithograph with some small areas of loss, including hole/tear in lower right corner, staining and few scattered spots.Condition
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