Tag Archives: Colonel Elmer Ellsworth

Ellsworth in Mufti

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Meg Groeling

I have spent the last few weeks choosing images for First Fallen: The Life of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth, the North’s First Civil War Hero. It is a big job, considering I have many–as in A LOT!–of images. Most of them involve … Continue reading →

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An Unusual Valentine: Elmer E. Ellsworth, Esquire

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Meg Groeling

Every biography or biographical article about not-yet-colonel Elmer Ellsworth says the same thing: It is not known if Ellsworth passed, or even took, the Illinois State Bar Examination. I know this is not a bombshell issue for most people, but … Continue reading →

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