Ellsworth and Butler

1861-1865

Portraits of Elmer Ellsworth and General Benjamin Butler, with quotes, against an American flag. Butler: "Whatever our politics, the government must be sustained." Ellsworth: "Whatever may happen, cherish the consolation that I was engaged in the performance of a sacred duty." Creator unknown.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893
Ellsworth, Elmer

United States

This notable quote by Butler was often used to denote Union patriotism. Elmer E. Ellsworth was a soldier and the first "conspicuous casualty" of the American Civil War. Union supporters rallied around Ellsworth's death and enlisted to fight in the war.

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3"x5.5"

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Printed envelope, 3 x 5.5 inches, Alfred S. Lippman Collection of Civil War postal covers, Manuscripts Collection 993, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana

Howard-Tilton Memorial Library. Louisiana Research Collection.

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