Commemorative Envelope, circa 1861

View Description

Download

small (250x250 max)

medium (500x500 max)

large ( > 500x500)

Full Resolution

Loading content ...

Description

Title	Commemorative Envelope, circa 1861
Description	An envelope commemorating the death of Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth. This particular envelope has an etching of three-quarters bust of Ellsworth.
Subject	Digital Images Academies Military academies Schools -- Illinois Teachers United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Lake Forest Academy
Keywords	U.S. Civil War; Envelope; Ellsworth
Proper Names	Ellsworth, Elmer E.
Organization	Lake Forest Academy
Participant	Lake Forest Academy
Date	1861
Type	other typeset
Format	paper
Source	Colonel Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth Collection, 1860-1861, Louis Laflin, Jr.,
Address	1500 W. Kennedy Rd.
City	Lake Forest
State	Illinois
Country	United States
Decade	1860-1869
SourceSummary	Elmer Ellsworth taught military exercises at Lake Forest Academy from 1859 to early 1860.He left Lake Forest Academy to serve in the Union Army during the Civil War.On May 24, 1861, Ellsworth spotted a Confederate flag hanging from a hotel window of Marshall House in Alexandria, VA.He pulled down the flag and was shot dead by the hotel owner.Ellsworth was the first officer killed in the Civil War.In 1934, Louis Laflin, Jr., then an Lake Forest Academy student, wrote a stage play called "Ellsworth of the Zouaves" that was produced at the Academy.Laflin donated his collection of Ellsworth memorabilia, including some items from the stageplay, and correspondence related to the collection.
Copyright	Please contact Lake Forest Academy for copyright information.
AcquisitionData	Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG), 300 DPI, 24-bit color (16.7 million colors), HP ScanJet 6100C, Corel Photo-Paint 6
DateCreated	1861-
DateCataloged	2008-11-10
PlaceKept	Archives of Lake Forest Academy and Ferry Hall, Lake Forest, IL.
Language	English
CompoundDoc	No
CollectionsID	474

you wish to report:

Your comment:

Your Name:

Submit

Cancel

...

Find results with:

Searching collections:

Home Lake Forest Academy and Ferry Hall Archives Commemorative Envelope, circa 1861

Commemorative Envelope, circa 1861

Description