Mechanicville in Saratoga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Col. Ellsworth
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, October 9, 2010
1. Col. Ellsworth Marker
Erected by City of Mechanicville.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 24, 1861.
Location. 42° 53.969′ N, 73° 41.395′ W. Marker is in Mechanicville, New York, in Saratoga County. Marker is at the intersection of Central Avenue South (U.S. 4) and South Street, on the right when traveling south on Central Avenue South. Marker is located on the southwest corner of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 247 South St, Mechanicville NY 12118, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Mechanicville Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (approx. ¼ mile away); Patenaude Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Denier Place (approx. 0.4 miles away); Immigrant City (approx. half a mile away); Canal Square (approx. half a mile away); Historic Yards (approx. half a mile away); Milltown USA (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mechanicville.
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Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth - Site of Childhood Home, and [Elmer]Ephraim Ellsworth and the New York Fire Zouaves
Also see . . .
1. The Ellsworth Eagle. Col. George L Willard Camp #154, SUVCW website entry (Submitted on March 7, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.)
2. National Portrait Gallery -150th Commemoration of the Civil War: The Death of Ellsworth. Gallery website entry (past display, 2011-12) (Submitted on June 12, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.)
3. "New York honors 1st Union officer killed in Civil War". Norman OK Transcript website entry (Submitted on July 17, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Additional commentary.
1. Ellsworth in Mechanicville
The marker is at the intersection of Central Ave South, better known as routes 4 and 32, and South Street. South Street leads west from the intersection to the entrance of the Hudson View Cemetery. The Ellsworth grave site is in the Hudson View Cemetery which overlooks the City of Mechanicville. The Ellsworth monumnet is located in the "Old Section" of the cemetery and is
Photographed By Howard C. Ohlhous, February 20, 2011
2. Col. Ellsworth Marker
— Submitted March 7, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.
2. The Marshall House Flag
Shortly after the Confederates bombarded Fort Sumter, South Carolina, in April 1861, James Jackson hoisted an extremely large Confederate national flag onto a 40-foot-tall flagpole atop his hotel, the Marshall House, in Alexandria, Virginia. On May 24, 1861, Federal forces, including Colonel Elmer Ellsworth and the 11th New York Volunteers, entered Alexandria.
Ellsworth decided to remove Jackson’s flag from the Marshall House hotel. With a small party, including Corporal Francis Brownell of Troy, New York, Ellsworth climbed to the roof and cut down the flag.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, October 9, 2010
3. Marker in Mechanicville
A Zouave Colonel, Elmer Ellsworth was killed while removing a Confederate flag in Alexandria, Virginia that was flying within sight of Washington, DC.
The Marshall House flag, in the collection of the New York State Military Museum, has been conserved at the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation’s textile laboratory at Peebles Island in Waterford, New York. As part of the New York State Battle Flag Preservation Project, the preservation and display of the Marshall House Flag has made possible with generous support from the Coby Foundation.
Alexandria, Virginia sail maker John W. Padgett, his wife Libby, and her sister Sarah Graham made the Marshall House flag for a local dockworker, Charles Taylor, for $30.00. When James Jackson, a resolute confederate sympathizer, heard about the flag, he offered to fly it from his hotel. The wool flag is believed to have originally included seven stars in a circular pattern in the canton, one each for the first
Photographed By Howard C. Ohlhous, February 20, 2011
4. Col. Ellsworth Marker, Looking North
Marker is on the west side Central Ave South, better know as Routes 4 & 32. The railroad overpass is in the distance.
— Submitted January 28, 2013, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.
Additional keywords. Elmer Ellsworth
Photographed By Howard C. Ohlhous, February 20, 2011
5. Col. Ellsworth Marker
Marker is on the left beside the telephone pole.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, October 9, 2010
6. Col. Ellsworth Marker
Photographed By Wikipedia
7. Death of Col. Ellsworth
Photographed By Howard C. Ohlhous, February 20, 2011
8. Col. Ellsworth plot in the Hudson View Cemetery
The tall monument is to Col. Ellsworth, the headstones to the left are for his parents; Ephraim D. Ellsworth & Phebe Denton His Wife
Photographed By Howard C. Ohlhous, February 20, 2011
9. Ellsworth Plot & Memorial in Hudson View Cemetery
Photographed By Howard C. Ohlhous, February 20, 2011
10. Ellsworth Memorial in Hudson View Cemetery
The west face of the monument has a bronze plaque with a bas relief portrait of Ellsworth surrounded by a laurel wreath which has a ribbon with stars and the word "EXCELSIOR written on the ribbon. Excelsior is the offical motto of New York State, and can be translated from Latin as "ever upwards."
Photographed By Howard C. Ohlhous, February 20, 2011
11. Ellsworth Memorial in Hudson View Cemetery
The south face of the Ellsworth monument reads:
The State of New York
Unites in Commemorating
The Patriotism of
Colonel Ellsworth.
By Contributing out of
The Public Funds to the
Erection of this Monument
Chapter 760 Laws of 1873
Unites in Commemorating
The Patriotism of
Colonel Ellsworth.
By Contributing out of
The Public Funds to the
Erection of this Monument
Chapter 760 Laws of 1873
Photographed By Howard C. Ohlhous, February 20, 2011
12. Ellsworth Memorial in Hudson View Cemetery
The east face of the Ellsworth monument reads:
"I am Content.
Confident that He who Noteth
Even the Fall of a Sparrow.
Will have Some Purpose
Even in the Fate of One Like Me."
Confident that He who Noteth
Even the Fall of a Sparrow.
Will have Some Purpose
Even in the Fate of One Like Me."
Photographed By Howard C. Ohlhous, February 20, 2011
13. Ellsworth Memorial in Hudson View Cemetery
The north face of the Ellsworth monument reads:
Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth
Commander of
The 1st Regiment of New
York Fire Zouaves.
Born at Malta, Saratoga
Co., N.Y. Apr. 11, 1837
Killed at Alexandria, Va.
May 24th 1861. In taking
The First Rebel Flag
In the War for the Union
The Volunteer Fire Department of
The City of New York Cooperated
In Erecting this Monument.
Commander of
The 1st Regiment of New
York Fire Zouaves.
Born at Malta, Saratoga
Co., N.Y. Apr. 11, 1837
Killed at Alexandria, Va.
May 24th 1861. In taking
The First Rebel Flag
In the War for the Union
The Volunteer Fire Department of
The City of New York Cooperated
In Erecting this Monument.
Photographed By Howard C. Ohlhous, February 20, 2011
14. Ellsworth Eagle - Hudson View Cemetery
At some point in early 1997 this large, 300-pound brass eagle was stolen from atop the grave site monument to Col. Elmer Ellsworth. In December of 1997 a notice with photo, was posted on the Internet by The Sons Of Union Veterans Of The Civil War, which was spotted by an antique dealer in Massachusetts who had the eagle. The authorities were contacted, and one week later the eagle was home.
New York Public Library
15. Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth
The City of Mechanicville
16. City of Mechanicville, N.Y. Logo
The City of Mechanicville logo features an image of Col. Ellsworth.
Photographed By Howard C. Ohlhous, January 27, 2013
17. The Marshall House Flag
The Marshall House Flag is seen here on dispay in the New York State Museum in Albany. Portions of the flag are missing. When the flag accompanied Ellsworth's body home to New York State people cut souvenir pieces from the flag.
Photographed By Howard C. Ohlhous, January 27, 2013
18. The Marshall House
The Marshall House is shown flying the flag in this New York State Museum display panel.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,255 times since then and 38 times this year. Last updated on March 6, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. Photos: 1. submitted on October 10, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 2. submitted on March 6, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 3. submitted on October 10, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4, 5. submitted on March 6, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 6. submitted on October 10, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 7. submitted on October 10, 2010. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. submitted on March 6, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 14, 15, 16. submitted on March 7, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 17, 18. submitted on January 28, 2013, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
