Colonel Ephraim Elmer Ellsworth, American soldier, (1872). Artist: Unknown

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Colonel Ephraim Elmer Ellsworth, American soldier, (1872). Ellsworth (1837-1861) was the first officer to die in the Civil War. A young Chicago clerk, Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth organized a company of Zouaves for the Union Army at the beginning of the Civil War. Zouaves were troops known for their exotic Algerian-inspired costumes and flamboyant drill. Engraving from A Child's History of the United States by John Gilmary Shea, published by Hess and McDavitt, (New York, 1872).

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