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Photograph
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A Civil War memorial photo honoring the first Union casualties of the Civil War
Photo banner: " They rose, they fell for their country : their memory shall live forever
Soldiers in the photo:
1) Col. E. E. Ellsworth (from Rockford, Illinois) - Died at Alexandria, VA. May 24, 1861
2) Addison O. Whitney (from Maine) of the 6th Mass Rgt. died at Baltimore , April 19, 1861
3) Luther C (Crawford). Ladd (from Bristol, New Hampshire) of the 6th Mass Rgt, died at Baltimore, April 19, 1861
4) Sumner Henry Needham (from Lawrence, Massachusetts) of the 6th Mass Rgt, died at Baltimore, April 19, 1861
Text on back of photo: No 043
note: while this photo commemorates soldiers from the Civil War, the photo itself appears to have been compiled in the modern era - the 20th century state codes 'VA' is used. Massachusetts is abbreviated as 'Mass'
Rights
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