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First Union Hero Died 100 Years Ago May 24
Mechanicville New York recalls Col Elmer E Ellsworth the Union hero who died 100 years ago after removing a Confederate flag from a hotel roof near the White House. Lincoln called him the greatest little man and his death sparked a national call to unity with the Zouaves and Ellsworth’s avenger later earning the Medal of Honor.
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Mechanicville
N.Y
White House
Elmer E. Ellsworth
Lincoln
Hudson River
Ellsworth
James W. Jackson
Marshall House
Smen
Alexandria
South
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
York City
11Th
New York Infantry
Washington
Potomac
Virginia
Francis Brownell
Troy
Ells