Colby 27: Ellsworth & Lee

Marek13 May, 201315 February, 20151860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHSalexandria, arlington heights, elmer ellsworth, Freeman Colby, robert e. lee, washington

1862: Colby surveys his surroundings outside Washington, & recalls some of the big names shaping history here:

Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby (continued):

<< BEFORE: Working on the fort …

NEXT: Nearby combat! >>

Historical notes & references:

Elmer Ellsworth
Print: “Death of Ellsworth” (c.1862)
New York Fire Zouaves
Robert E. Lee
Lee’s “homestead” at Arlington
“Arlington House, east front, June 28, 1864” by Russell, Andrew J., photographer
Defenses of Washington, DC, during the Civil War

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