Show memories of ellsworth and his INGFIELD illi ILL advent of PR decoration day this year S springfield brought to ward war petern ve ternna 11 alln memories eln ories of the man who pe perhaps chaps other person to lay dirt did more than any lill illinois military tile the foundation 0 of o record col elmer B U ellsworth first union cincer to fall in tile tho KT civil vople war ellsworth came state to and organized the ellsworth Zou aves an organization mark indelibly on the that wrote its history of civil war times on tile the invitation ila ho came to springfield of gen john cook coalt who at that time was captain of 0 a company known as the springfield grays ellsworth Ella worth was engaged to drill the grays in tile the zouave tactics the parade ground was on sixth street in what was then mr lies iles pasture lincoln it Is related stood un cottonwood tree and watched der a the drill ellsworth small man was a born soldier one a drill master ills bearing attra attract c ec lincoln and he to took him into ills his law lav office then tho the firm of lincoln i clerndon this company which first lay day me the drilled went on duty of tile tho north were called to the tile tho state abato house ors they guarded which Is now the sangamon county courthouse when lincoln went to washington as aa president ellsworth accompanied him ond and was made a lieutenant nant in the army at tile tho outbreak of the war lie ho formed a regiment regime at of anabe and became colonel ills his tragic death occurred in a dramatic y manner at alexandria va Alexan alexandria drift wits occupied without resistance ellsworth and ft a made toward tho the telegraph few of hla 1119 men confederate station ho be say sav a tile the summit of tile tho floating from hag flag marshall house with low f our of his men ho he rushed into th tho 0 house 0 and pulled down t tho nag flag As ho he was wall descending the stairs the innkeeper sc rushed forehand forth fort hand and shot t E ellsworth dead ellsworth which tho the company drilled was reorganized after the war and later inter became the failour governors guard this guard eventually formed the nucleus of tile the present presen t lill of tho tbt riots national guard veterans guard are now planning old governors the erection of a in monument onu ment to the th memory of their dead comrades |