Lot 379
[CIVIL WAR]. A group of 2 items mourning the loss of Elmer Ellsworth, incl. gem-sized tintype memorial pin and illustrated broadside.
Sale 1046 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography Featuring the Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
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[CIVIL WAR]. A group of 2 items mourning the loss of Elmer Ellsworth, incl. gem-sized tintype memorial pin and illustrated broadside.
Approx. 3/4 x 1 in. metal pin with enamel; straight pin to reverse (small losses to enamel); 5 x 7 mm tintype of Elmer Ellsworth (some craquelure to surface). Ellsworth's portrait is flanked by two American flags and superimposed over an eagle and "Union" shield.
[With:] Ellsworth's Body Lies Mouldering in the Grave. As Sung by the Philadelphia Fire Zouaves. Philadelphia, PA: Johnson, Song Publisher, [1861]. 5 7/8 x 9 3/4 in. song sheet, top edge partially mounted to board and framed, 12 x 15 in. (loss to top right and left corners, separation at top right corner, scattered spotting).
The Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
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