The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-03
RELIC OF THE WAR,
Denver Museum Receives Valuable
Ones From LeadviIIe.

Ones from Leadvtlle.
From the Denver Times
Cecilia Deane, custodian of the war relics
al the state house. received valuable acqui-
sltlons to the collection last week from Judge
N. Rollins, Of Leadvile who was a captain
during the rebellion in the Second Wisconsin
infantry.
Among these are a photograph of Col e
d d. EisW9rth and three war maps of the three
OF OF. Ellsworth has particular historical inter
est from the fact that it was taken Just
Capt. Rollins by him, the two being warm M
personal friends Col Elsworth's autogranh
is below the old print.
Ellsworth was to the Civil war what Bag
ley is to this-the first commissioned Officer
to fall from hostile bullet, and his delth
was a shock to the whole North, he being one
OF the greatest favorites and most consp:cu-
Gus OF the younger contingent of officers en-
gagged on the Union side. He fell on May
"a: 1861, at the old Marshall house, which is
still standing at Alexandria, Va. The man
who shot him, Jackson, fell moment later,
shot by one of Elsworth's zouaves. The
story leading up to this tragedy which ap-
prised every one that war was not play, and
brought forth more bitterness by its mere
recital than the entire course of events pre-
G.; ceding it had done is that, Col. Ellsworth.
IN command OF the Ellsworth zouaves, had
been sent to Alexandria by Gen. Scott to 60
patrol and provost duty. Over the Marshall
house was waving a rebel flag, which Els
worth Immediately went up s,aiIs to bring
down. He succeeded, but as he was coming
down the last fight Jackson, the proprietor
of the house, fired at him. and the co.onel
fell mortally wounded One of Elsworth's
men then shot. Jackson.
The maps which Judge Rollins gave the
state bear especial historical significance from
TIE fact that they were compiled from the
of1cial surveys and information by the en-
gineers' department of the army, and be-
cause there are others in the state of Col
orado. Judge Rollins obtained them from the
war department in 1892.
The maps cover territory twelve miles
square and show every contour of the c5un-
try; each hill, valley, brook. grove, bridge.
FENCE, farm house, farm and the location of
every body of troops engaged in this most
sanguinary battle of the Civil war
Early in the first days fight Capt. Rollins
was captured by the Confederates together
with 200 other officers and soldiers, and was
placed by his captors where he had mag
nincent view of the whole panorama of the
battle ground. He saw the successive charges
and counter charges of the second day, and
watched with aching eyes the movements Of
Pickett's division across the mile of living
death, and saw the gallant repulse by the
Army of the Potomac as the long, thin gray
line attempted to breast the heights of Gene
terry Ridge; he saw the gray line falter. break
and fly. The next day he and his comra des
in distress were hurried southwark to Rich
mond. where they stayed in prison until re-
leased by exchange. Custodian Dean consid
his latest acquisitions to be among tba
most precious from a historical standnoint
that are in the collection.