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    Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth

    Birth: 4-11-1837

    Death: 5-24-1861

Biography

From http://www.mrlincolnswhitehouse.org/residents-visitors/notable-visitors/notable-visitors-elmer-ellsworth-1837-1861/ 

"Colonel of Zouaves, Elmer Ellsworth was killed while taking down a Confederate flag in Alexandria, Virginia. Ellsworth was a Chicagoan who was a close friend of President Lincoln’s family and accompanied him on his pre-inaugural trip to Washington. He moved into the White House and played regularly with the Lincoln children. He worked in Lincoln’s law office in August 1860, assisted him during the fall campaign, and had a clerkship with State Auditor Jesse Dubois."

Letter References

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, May 26, 1861

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Biography: 
From http://www.mrlincolnswhitehouse.org/residents-visitors/notable-visitors/notable-visitors-elmer-ellsworth-1837-1861/ "Colonel of Zouaves, Elmer Ellsworth was killed while taking down a Confederate flag in Alexandria, Virginia. Ellsworth was a Chicagoan who was a close friend of President Lincoln’s family and accompanied him on his pre-inaugural trip to Washington. He moved into the White House and played regularly with the Lincoln children. He worked in Lincoln’s law office in August 1860, assisted him during the fall campaign, and had a clerkship with State Auditor Jesse Dubois."
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http://www.mrlincolnswhitehouse.org/residents-visitors/notable-visitors/notable-visitors-elmer-ellsworth-1837-1861/
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Biography: 
First Union officer killed in the Civil War, Commander of the 11th New York Volunteers, also known as the First Fire Zouaves, Friend of Lincoln, served in his Springfield, IL Law Office
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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-death-of-colonel-ellsworth-878695/
Title of Webpage: 
"The Death of Colonel Ellsworth
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4668/elmer-ephraim-ellsworth#view-photo=93013130
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Find a Grave
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Death mentioned in 18610526FMS_FWS https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-death-of-colonel-ellsworth-878695/