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Sketch of a Man's Head, Drawn by Elmer E. Ellsworth
1858
Original sketch drawn by Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth in 1858 at Madison, Wisconsin, and presented to N.B. Van Slyke. Col. Ellsworth commanded the 1st Zouaves and was the first casualty of the Civil War...
Elmer E. Ellsworth
circa 1860-1869
Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, F & S, 11th New York Infantry, in full Union uniform, leaning on a sword. He was born in Malta, New York, but moved to Chicago, w...
George Bill
circa 1860-1869
Seated carte-de-visite portrait of Major George Bill, 7th Wisconsin Infantry.
Elisha H. Esterbrooks
circa 1860-1869
Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Elisha Esterbrooks, a Brigade Quartermaster, Company B, 35th Wisconsin Infantry.
General Cutler
Carte-de-visite portrait of General Cutler in front of a painted backdrop.
Elmer E. Ellsworth
circa 1860-1869
Carte-de-visite featuring a quarter length, hand-drawn portrait of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, F & S, 11th New York Infantry, in Union uniform. He was born in Malta, New York but moved to Chicago, ...
