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The departure of Col. Ellsworth's Zouaves from New York, escorted by the fire department – Vintage Wall Art

The departure of Col. Ellsworth's Zouaves from New York, escorted by the fire department, 1861 — antique engraving
The departure of Col. Ellsworth's Zouaves from New York, escorted by the fire department, 1861. Antique engraving from the New York City collection.

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This rare antique engraving captures The departure of Col. Ellsworth's Zouaves from New York, escorted by the fire department in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Fire companies marched beside Col. Elmer Ellsworth's Zouaves as they left New York in 1861, a send-off that shows how closely the city's volunteer firemen were tied to the regiment. Many of Ellsworth's recruits came from the fire department, and the regiment's flamboyant zouave-style uniforms drew crowds wherever it went. *Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper* ran this wood engraving in its May 11, 1861 issue. Ellsworth was killed in Alexandria, Virginia, later that month, one of the first Union officers to die in the war.

Created / published1861
Medium1 print : wood engraving.
SubjectsIllus. in: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1861 May 11, p. 404. Ref. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: US Hist.--April 1861; Firefighting...; Parades...; NY--NYC--Misc.--1861; CW--Troops--Zouaves; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,005 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-108629

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