The fatal shooting of Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth, Colonel of the New York Fire Zouaves and the first notable Northern fatality of the Civil War, in Alexandria, Virginia on 24 May 1861. Steel engraving, 19th century.
“Zouave Fatality, 1861.” Granger. Accessed August 29, 2021. www.granger.com….
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