Unused, black bordered, Civil War patriotic mourning cover. Columbia wears an American flag dress and laments while she leans on a column with the name Ellsworth on it. Below is an American shield and the motto, Defender of the Stars and Stripes! a Nation mourns thy loss. A Nation's Tears thy Memory shall bedew. 1861 imprint of J.E. Hayes, Massachusetts. Light age toning and wear.