1861 ELMER ELLSWORTH. Autograph of First Union Soldier Killed in the Civil War! Ephemera *The Uses and Advantages of

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1861 ELMER ELLSWORTH. Autograph of First Union Soldier Killed in the Civil War! Ephemera *The Uses and Advantages ofVery rare original autograph on Union envelope of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth, who would become the first well known casualty of the Civil War. Elmer Ellsworth (1837 1861) was an important young leader in the run up to the Civil War in New York. He volunteered to muster troops from his home town of Rockford and was the signatory on the muster roles. His leadership was cut short on May 24, 1861 when he became the first Union soldier killed in the Civil