settle the controversy between two established cities, was named Ellsworth, Wisconsin, in his honor. He is also the namesake of Ellsworth, Michigan; DC's Fort Ellsworth, and possibly Ellsworth, Iowa; Ellsworth, Kansas; and Mount Ellsworth near Green River, Utah. Song: "Brave Men, Behold Your Fallen Chief" on IMSLP by Joseph Philbrick Webster He is a character in the 2012 film Saving Lincoln, in which his death is portrayed. Ellsworth only recently (2021) became the topic of a full-length book by Meg Groeling entitled First Fallen: The Life of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth, the North’s First Civil War Hero (Savas Beatie, 2021). See also List of Medal of Honor recipients Theodore Winthrop Notes References Further reading Biography of Ellsworth Davis, William C., and the Editors of Time-Life Books. First Blood: Fort Sumter to Bull Run. Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1983. . External links Ellsworth's hometown and place of burial, Mechanicville, NY 150th Commemoration of the Civil War: The Death of Ellsworth exhibit, National Portrait Gallery, April 29, 2011 - March 18, 2012 Smithsonian collection - shotgun used to kill Ellsworth (picture) Elmer Ellsworth, Citizen Soldier 11th Infantry Regiment: New York: Civil War Newspaper Clippings: New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center Envelope Cachet - Our Cause is Just. Fight on Remember Ellsworth. 1837 births 1861 deaths Union Army officers People of Illinois in the American Civil War People of New York (state) in the American Civil War People from Springfield, Illinois People from Chicago People from Malta, New York Union military personnel killed in the American Civil War Burials in Saratoga County, New York Illinois Republicans Deaths by firearm in Virginia