Elmer E. Ellsworth

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Elmer E. Ellsworth was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, famed as the first conspicuous casualty of the conflict and a close friend of President Abraham Lincoln.

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Elmer E. Ellsworth canonical 4
Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army officer
human
allegiance United States of America
associatedWith Illinois Republican Party circles through Abraham Lincoln
birthDate 1837-04-11
birthPlace Malta, New York, United States NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
closeFriendOf Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED
commemoratedOn Civil War-era patriotic envelopes and stationery
conflict American Civil War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1861-05-24
deathPlace Alexandria, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED
educatedAt Albany Law School NERFINISHED
event death while removing a Confederate flag from a hotel rooftop
familyName Ellsworth NERFINISHED
founded United States Zouave Cadets of Chicago NERFINISHED
fullName Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth NERFINISHED
givenName Elmer NERFINISHED
hasMemorial monument in Mechanicville, New York
hasPartIn early war Union propaganda and martyrdom narratives
influenced formation of other Zouave-style volunteer units in the Union Army
inspired Union recruiting and patriotic fervor after his death
killedBy James W. Jackson NERFINISHED
knownFor popularizing Zouave drill in the United States
mannerOfDeath killed in action
memorializedBy Ellsworth, Maine (renamed in his honor is incorrect; but towns and streets were named for him)
militaryBranch Union Army NERFINISHED
militaryRank colonel
nickname Ellsworth of the Fire Zouaves NERFINISHED
notableFor being the first conspicuous casualty of the American Civil War
leading the 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Fire Zouaves)
occupation attorney
soldier
placeOfBurial Hudson View Cemetery NERFINISHED
Mechanicville, New York, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld head of a militia drill company in Chicago
religion Methodism (attributed in some historical accounts)
removedObject Confederate flag from the Marshall House inn in Alexandria, Virginia
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
Springfield, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED
subjectOf Civil War-era lithographs and prints
numerous contemporary poems and songs
unitCommanded 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED
workedFor Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED

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44th New York Infantry namedAfter Elmer E. Ellsworth
44th New York Infantry formedToHonor Elmer E. Ellsworth
Ellsworth County, Kansas namedAfter Elmer E. Ellsworth
Ellsworth, Kansas namedAfter Elmer E. Ellsworth
Union occupation of Alexandria, Virginia notableCommander Elmer E. Ellsworth
this entity surface form: Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth