Price
$28.95
Condition
used
Product Condition
Very good
Size
5.25" x 2 7/8"
1860s Civil War Colonel Ellsworth "True To The Union" Hard-to-Find Cover. "Features engraved style image of Col. Ellsworth with eagle on top carrying a "True To the Union banner in its beak and a patriotic shield surrounding Ellsworth who was the first Union officer killed int he Civil war and his death made him nan instant martyr. Unused and original.
From a large collection of Civil War covers and memorabilia we recently acquired.
As the first Union officer killed in the Civil War, Colonel Elmer Ellsworth’s 1861 death made him an instant martyr. His killing spurred massive Union recruitment, galvanized Northern patriotism, and provided a powerful rallying cry, "Remember Ellsworth," escalating the war's intensity.
$28.95
used
Very good
5.25" x 2 7/8"