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[Colonel Elmer Ellsworth of Field and Staff, 11th New York Infantry Regiment] / From photographic negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery.
Summary
Photograph shows portrait of Ellsworth in suit and cape with cane.
Notation on verso: Ellsworth, 1st man killed in Civil War.
The single best source for Civil War photographs is the U.S. Library of Congress, which holds the core collections of original Civil War documentary ... The majority of the ambrotypes and tintypes are portraits by unidentified photographers of Civil War soldiers, primarily Union soldiers.
Tags
Date
01/01/1861
Contributors
Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, photographer
E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm), publisher
Location
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.
