Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth Monument and Grave
1874 sculpturesCemeteries established in the 1870sCemeteries in Saratoga County, New YorkMonuments and memorials on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)National Register of Historic Places in Saratoga County, New York
Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth Monument and Grave is a historic site within Hudson View Cemetery in Mechanicville, New York. The monument to Elmer E. Ellsworth, the first Union officer casualty of the American Civil War, was built in 1874 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. In 1997 the 300 pounds (140 kg) bronze eagle was stolen from the top of the monument. The eagle was recognized and returned by an antique dealer in 1998.
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Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth Monument and Grave
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