"Hunter" Double Barrel 12 Gauge Shotgun used by James W. Jackson
name: label: associated person
content: Ellsworth, Elmer E.
label: associated person
content: Brownell
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This "Hunter" 12 gauge double-barrel shotgun was used by James W. Jackson to kill Colonel Elmer Ellsworth on May 24, 1861.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth, commander of the 11th New York Infantry, was killed on May 24, 1861. Ellsworth led a company of his men into Alexandria, VA where they saw a large Confederate flag flying over the roof of the Marshall House hotel on King Street. They went to the rooftop and lowered the flag. As they were descending they were surprised by the innkeeper, James W. Jackson. Jackson leveled this shotgun at Ellsworth and killed him instantly with a shot to the chest. Jackson was shot and bayoneted to death by Private Francis E. Brownell. Ellsworth was the first notable casualty of the Civil War and became a martyr of the Union cause.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England
topic: label: web subject
content: Civil War
label: Subject
content: Firearms
label: related event
content: Civil War
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Frank E. Brownell
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content: Military
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.202728
label: catalog number
content: 202728
label: accession number
content: 22306
objectType: label: Object Name
content: shotgun
label: Object Name
content: shotgun, percussion
label: Other Terms
content: shotgun; Firearms; Percussion Fire; 12 Ga; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 in x 45 in x 2 1/2 in; 20.32 cm x 114.3 cm x 6.35 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 44 1/2 in x 2 1/4 in; 113.03 cm x 5.715 cm