Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth Monument and Grave


Ellsworth, Col. Elmer E., Monument and Grave
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	Hudson View Cemetery, Mechanicville, New York
Coordinates	42°53′53″N 73°41′32″W / 42.89806°N 73.69222°W / 42.89806; -73.69222Coordinates: 42°53′53″N 73°41′32″W / 42.89806°N 73.69222°W / 42.89806; -73.69222
Area	less than one acre
Built	1874
NRHP Reference #	76001273^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 13, 1976

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 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.^[2]

References

↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "The Ellsworth Eagle". Col. George L. Willard Camp No.154 SUVCW. Retrieved August 25, 2015.

External links

Munsell, Joel (1875). Exercises Connected with the Unveiling of the Ellsworth Monument: At Mechanicville, May 27, 1874. Albany, New York. Retrieved August 26, 2015.

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