Sent back to New York City in May 1862, the regiment was mustered out of service on June 2, 1862. Sage served in the 11th, 170th and 178th regiments of New York State volunteers. The copy photographs are of two daguerreotypes of Ellsworth posing in uniform and wearing a corps badge. Forty-year-old Private Robert Munnie was in full stride when bullets struck him in the buttocks, both legs and neck. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the Year 1861, by Harper & Brothers, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York, WE publish above, from a recent photograph, a portrait of COLONEL. Above the little squad the Confederate officers were dressing their line before renewing the onslaught. February 21, 2020 Cpl. 11th NEW YORK FIRE ZOUAVES quantity. 1. 256; Variation: Circular (Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. 4 firefighters injured battling house fire in Passaic, New Jersey Sage, Augustus B. W.H. Blood oozed from my mouth, my breath became short, and I bade good bye to father, mother and all kind friends, Wright wrote from a hospital two weeks later, for the bullets were whistling over my head like hail, the secesh were coming on yelling like cats, and it was very likely I should receive a bullet from our men who were now retreating rapidly.. Within seconds other shots struck Boyd in the left arm, left leg and side before he fell, to be taken prisoner. Arteries severed, the adjutant bled to death where he fell. More than an hour passed. Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth Collection. In the wild melee, the 69th's color bearers were killed and its colors lost, but an officer of the 11th, Captain John Wildey, was able to recapture the Irish color, and then handed it back to the grateful Irishmen. It was a distinct honor for the Durye Zouaves and their comrades of the 10th New York National Zouaves, as the other units in Sykes command were troops of the U.S. The captains 19-year-old brother, Edward Lewis, a corporal in Company B, was also slain on the line of battle. [25], After nine days quartered at the capitol, the men of the 11th New York were moved to the heights near the Insane Asylum to Camp Lincoln. A native of New York State, Ellsworth left Washington for New York City just before the onset of the war. As the line disintegrated, a knot of desperate men clustered around the regimental colors, determined that the precious banners should not fall into Rebel hands. Reorganizing -J. T. Brady Light Infantry. 7 North Tenth St., Philadelphia, 1861. Atlantic monthly VIII (1861) 119- 25. Recognizing the hopelessness of his brigades position, Colonel Warren determined to execute a fighting retreat before the line was entirely enveloped. of History ;; 2013, no. Boston: Lith. Sign up for our quarterly email series highlighting the environmental benefits of battlefield preservation. A New York regiment, "the fire Zouaves," whose members were drawn chiefly from the ranks of the New York City Fire Department, were quartered briefly in the chamber of the House of Representatives. The Majority of our funds go directly to Preservation and Education. Note(s): 4 stanzas; first line: Fall'n when his course had just begun./ Within illustrated border./ Cut of sword, books, and tablet at head of text./ N-YHS copy mounted, with other ballads, on a sheet from the William P. Wright scrapbooks./ N-YHS copy imperfect: closely trimmed to 15 x 8 cm., with loss of border and imprint. McGuffages first sergeant, George Mitchell, was knocked off his feet by a Mini bullet that smashed through his haversack, a slab of salt pork, a tin plate and his morning report book before lodging in the pages of his diary. [11] Along with their gray uniforms, they wore red kepis with a blue band and also received a red fez with a blue tassel, military-issue shirt and/or overshirts. Company F Private William McGuffage was ramming a round down his Springfield musket when the piece discharged, sending ramrod and bullet through his right hand. Other Titles: It was a lovely summer's day Memoranda Book for U.S. Zouave Cadets; III. They were returned to New York City and quartered in Battery Park. But except for an occasional shot from the skirmish line, for the better part of two hours it remained quiet in Warrens sector. By August 29 the Zouaves had arrived at Manassas Junction. At that moment a Rebel bullet sliced into the calf of Alexanders left leg, and without further ado he limped up the far bank, leaving Walker half covered with water., There was a bunch of zouaves ahead of us going as rapidly as they could, recalled 5th Texan Sidney Virgil Patrick. Also, if you have any materials in your possession that you would like to donate, the museum is always looking for items specific to New York's military heritage. U.S.N.A. 11th NEW YORK FIRE ZOUAVES - Redoubt Enterprises "[10] Several of the officers recruited by Ellsworth, however, did not approve and caused a small controversy by resigning their commissions.[36]. New York Almanack New York's Zouave Regiments: The Romance of War July 3, 2023 by Jaap Harskamp Leave a Comment Warriors from the Zouaoua Berbers who inhabited the coastal mountain Djurdjura region of North Africa had served the Dey (ruler) of Algeria for centuries. One of Fowlers comrades in Company B, German-born Harry Greenwood, was desperately trying to reload his musket when he collapsed with a fractured skull. As he later put it, On the retreat I chucked them all., Second Lieutenant Edward O. Wright of Company D fell to earth face-forward when a bullet passed through his left shoulder and lung and lodged against his spine. Zouave - Wikipedia The regiment remained on guard duty in and around Alexandria until July 15, 1861, when orders were received attaching the regiment to Orlando B. Willcox's brigade, of Samuel P. Heintzelman's division, in Brig. NEXT 73rd New York Infantry - Second Fire Zouaves - Excelsior Brigade Depicted here is a soldier of the 73rd New York Infantry Also known as the 2nd New York Fire Zouaves. & published by J.H. The daguerreotypes were stolen in 1978 from the Wisconsin Veterans Museum while still residing in the Wisconsin State Capitol building. By his side a mere boy laid, as if in death he had sought the protection of the stalwart arm which had befriended his weaker nature in life.. Abstract: Song in eight stanzas; first line: You may talk of your warriors of old./ Lyrics only./ Brownell shot the murderer of Col. Ellsworth at Alexandria, Va., on May 24, 1861./ Cut of zouave at left of title./ Text printed in two columns, within ruled border./ N-YHS copy closely trimmed, with slight loss of border. "[8] Two days after his arrival, Ellsworth awarded officer commissions to several foremen of the volunteer fire companies and began recruiting in earnest. Warren called his men to attention, and Captain Winslow detailed a squad from Company E to tear down a section of rail fence so that Hazletts Parrott guns could deploy atop the knoll south of the pike. But Warrens orders to retire went unheard above the din and chaos of battle. If the Johnnies want to take down the fence Im willing to stand aside!. 1861. Elmer Ellsworth and the 11th New York Fire Zouaves Of the dozens of colorfully outfitted Zouave regiments that served in the Civil War units whose uniforms were inspired by the exotic regalia of the famed French colonial troops none surpassed the reputation of the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry for tactical proficiency, military discipline and steady bearing under fire. Zouave regiments from New York State never saw combat again after the Civil War. Ingraham, Charles Anson. L.D. Ellsworth and his fire zouaves. [51] The 11th New York, the Irish 69th New York Militia and 14th Brooklyn would charge Henry Hill four times, first in an effort to retake Ricketts' and Griffin's cannon, but each attempt failed. J. Gould Tilden. Another recruit, teenaged Private Eugene Geer, got off one round his first and only shot of the war and then crumpled with a bullet in the groin. William McDowell of Company G, a former New York City fireman, was bleeding from a wound in the torso but kept his place, glaring defiantly at the advancing enemy until killed by a bullet in the forehead. 11th New York Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia Brownell, the Gallant Zouave. At approximately 2 p.m., Maj. Gen. John F. Reynolds division abandoned its position on Hazletts left, moving east to Chinn Ridge. 256. Two Companies were detailed and engaged elsewhere and did not participate in the . Responsibility: as sung by the Philadelphia Fire Zouaves. Taking Griffin's Battery - 11th New York Fire Zouaves and 14th - Pixels New York: Privately printed, 1916. v57 n2 (Summer 2005) 58-60. Virtually shot to pieces with six wounds, Frederick Fowler sprawled in a muddy hollow, unable to move. Lynchburg, VA: Schroeder Publications, 2011. Organized in April 1861 by wealthy Manhattan lumber merchant Abram Durye, the unit attracted many young professionals to its ranks students, college graduates, lawyers and businessmen. [2] Uncertain if any Confederate forces lay beyond the woods to his front, Colonel Warren rode to the left of the brigade and ordered Colonel John E. Bendix of the 10th New York to send six companies forward as skirmishers. There was at least one Zouave who managed to keep his wits amid the chaos. With Ellsworth having more men on the scene than the Washington Fire Department, he claimed the fire chief's trumpet and assumed command of the incident. A correspondent from the New York Tribune reported: Attracted by the red bags of Duryes Zouaves, we proceeded to the field where they lay-nearly a hundred of them-shattered, torn and bloody, in every conceivable stage of misery. Availableonline. SUMMARY: James T. Jackson, proprietor of the Marshall House Tavern in Alexandria, Va. shooting and killing Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth, of the 11th N.Y. Fire Zouaves. [9] When the state could not afford to supply the new troops, fundraisers were successful in raising $60,000 for the regiment, enough to provide uniforms, several different models of Sharps rifles, and provisions.[9]. Ellsworth introduced this drill team to the flashy Zouave uniforms and drill that emulated French colonial troops in Algeria and turned the group, renamed the U.S. Zouave Cadets, into a national champion drill team. Military Collector and Historian. He has one large bump of self esteem which occupies the whole of his brain, Private Alfred Davenport lamented. In memory of Col. Ellsworth, of N.Y. Fire Zouaves, assassinated, May 24th, 1861. Abstract: Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Ephraim Ellsworth and the New York Fire Zouaves Marker Inscription. & published by J.H. Heldrick, R. M., and Mrs. DeMarsan. Located at the Library of Congress in the Civil War drawing collection (DLC) McDowell's plan for the day was for divisions under Colonel Daniel Tyler and Brig. Oh! The cohesion he sought in firefighters did not exist and would not be created when they joined the regiment. The 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Union Army in the early years of the American Civil War. Wickham, on behalf of the New York City Fire Department, presented this unique, two-sided, white silk Regimental Color with red, white, and blue, Shortly after the Confederates bombarded Fort Sumter, South Carolina, James Jackson hoisted the extremely large Confederate national flag seen here, Battles and Casualties from Phisterer (pdf) This move would allow for easy transport across the Potomac and into Virginia when necessary. Three of McDowell's five divisions advanced towards Bull Run, outside the railroad junction at Manassas, Virginia. "/ Verse printed in two columns, separated by a single rule./ Text within ornamental border./ Printed in blue and red ink. 61 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 The other two divisions, under Tyler and David Hunter, engaged first on the Union left and center, at Matthews Hill. The fire broke out on a ship carrying more than 1,000 vehicles, owned by an Italian company and anchored at Port Newark. Two soldiers tried to get him off the field, but he spurned their aid and stood again, flag in hand. By the end of the day, the 11th lost the fourth largest number of any other Federal regiment engaged at First Bull Run, and 51% of the total losses of the Second Brigade. [The recruiting of Ellsworth Regiment]. Available online at: Artificial image collection for Elmer E. Ellsworth, a colonel with the 11th New York Infantry Regiment who became the first well-known casualty of the Civil War. Lincoln's Ellsworth letter, and also the last letter from Col. Ellsworth to his father and mother. At the height of the violence, Colonel O'Brien, the 11th Regiment's commanding officer, was seized by the mob, beaten, and killed. As Captain Boyd ran along the line, a bullet ripped two fingers from his right hand. The zouaves were among the most decorated units of the French Army . These papers include personal letters and service records relating to Sage's military service during the Civil War. Other succeeding attempts to reorganize were likewise un-successful and the men enlisted for that purpose were assigned to the I7th N. Y. Collection of letters and documents related to Colonel Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth and his family of Mechanicville, New York. The regiment was organized in New York City in May 1861 as a Zouave regiment, known for its unusual dress and drill style, by Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, a personal friend of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. The regiment (1st organization) lost by death, killed in action, 1 officer, 33 enlisted men; died of wounds received in action; 1 officer, 2 enlisted men; died of disease and other causes, 4 officers, 8 enlisted men; total, 6 officers, 43 enlisted men; aggregate, 49; of whom 3 enlisted men died in the hands of the enemy. Responsibility: Words by Edward Riley, corporal of Co. B, 1st Regt. We could not see any enemy but we saw streaks of smoke drifting between the trees. Suddenly, shadowy groups of running figures appeared, moving through the underbrush toward the Federal line. [50], By 2:00p.m., the 11th New York and 1st Minnesota were joined by the 14th Brooklyn Regiment and again took their place behind the Union guns. New York: Published by E. & H.T. In Memoriam: Christopher Leoser, Captain, 11th New York Infantry. Ellsworth, the patriot martyr. 1858. With his comrades in Company G falling all around him, Davenport saw the panicked recruits take to their heels: And then what was left of the Regiment broke and ran for their lives the Rebels after us, yelling like fiends. Christian Neuber of Company F admitted, [it was] every man for himself, what was left of us. Neubers captain, George Hager, lay dead on the line in his bloodstained finery, a bully looking corpse, true to his own prediction. The skirmishers of the 10th New York were engaged in a desultory firefight with their Confederate counterparts when, just after 4 p.m., the Rebel skirmish line suddenly rose and started forward. $2 50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Finally Warren spurred his horse alongside the embattled color guard, grasped at the flag and, by his gestures, indicated that he wanted the color-bearers to pull back down the slope. 2013. August 3, 1861. [26], When the Commonwealth of Virginia seceded from the Union on May 23, the regiment was ordered to assist in the occupation of Arlington Heights and Alexandria, Virginia, directly across the Potomac River from Washington. 16 (1893 ser.) Crilly, Francis James. Jackson killed Ellsworth with a shotgun blast to the chest, and Cpl. The guardian of the blue regimental colors, 22-year-old Irish-born Sergeant Francis Spelman, was shot in the left arm and fell to the ground. The efforts to recruit the regiment met with no success, and October 1, 1863, the reorganization was discontinued and the men, then enlisted, transferred to the 17th Veteran Infantry. Majority of collection is letters written to Ellsworth's fiancee Carrie Spafford, Rockford, Illinois. On the morning of August 30, however, the brigade moved closer to the scene of battle. Baker, Joseph E..E.E. Dunce's Zouaves A few weeks before the demise of the Fire Zouaves the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry, Dunce's Zouaves, had proved their mettle with a charge at Big Bethel, the first land action of the American Civil War, and throughout its two-year service the 5th would live up to all its ideals. Military Collector and Historian. Add to cart. New York : H. De Marsan, 1861-1862? [38] These movements were to precipitate the first large-scale battle of the Civil War. The enemy evidently surmised his intention, Company F Corporal William Carothers recalled, and directed their fire to him. Poor scouting by Union chief engineer John G. Barnard resulted in a 14-mile (23km) march for men entering battle that morning. I hardly expect to survive another such engagement, he wrote. When he saw some of Company Gs file-closers vainly trying to keep the terrified novices in ranks, Corporal Colin Van Gelder Forbes shouted: Let them go! Note(s): 4 stanzas; first line: It was a lovely summer's day./ Text within illustrated border./ N-YHS copy mounted, with other ballads, on a sheet from the William P. Wright scrapbooks; closely trimmed to dimensions 14 x 8 cm., with loss of border and imprint. Although accounts of the battle differ, most sources list 177 men lost at Bull Run, with 35 men killed, 74 wounded, and another 68 missing and presumed captured. [5] Private Francis E. Brownell became the first soldier in the Civil War to be awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in killing Col. Ellsworth's murderer. There . New recruits William Walker and William Alexander, file mates in the ranks of Company H, were crossing Youngs Branch amid a group of retreating 10th New York men when Walker collapsed from a wound in his right leg. In September, it returned to New York for the purpose of reorganization; performed guard duty at Bedloe's island and returned to Fortress Monroe the same month, going into camp at Newport News. Youll get the slack taken out of your pantaloons and the swell out of your heads. The statement was to prove tragically prophetic. His authorization was revoked on June 7 and transferred to Colonel Henry F. O'Brien. Joseph Martin on Instagram: "Mississippi Monument - Seminary Ridge [64], Following Ellsworth's death, Remember Ellsworth! Moments later, a bullet ripped the length of his right arm to the shoulder and another shot tore through his neck. The Zouaves March To Virginia. At that moment another bullet slammed into Spelmans head, nearly severing his lower jaw from his face. Stay up-to-date on our FREE educational resources & professional development opportunities, all designed to support your work teaching American history. Colonel Ellsworth and the Fire Zouaves He never achieved his dream of attending West Point, as he could not gain the needed sponsorship. Gen. Heintzelman to cross Bull Run at Sudley Ford, expected to be only several miles north of their camp. Ellsworth wrote to his fiance that they had not had butter in a week. of 1893, whole no. [56] Morgan must not have been quick to follow up with Cameron, as two days later Cameron sent him a cable pleading for an update, asking, "Did you send the Fire Zouaves to Fort Monroe, as indicated in your message of the 14th?"[57]. When the driver refused to stop, Strachan leveled his Sharps rifle at the man and forcibly commandeered the vehicle. A captured and released Federal surgeon informed Warren of the enemy's admiration for the colorful New Yorkers, reporting, 'From their Generals on down through all grades they concluded that they never had seen the superiors of the 'red legs' for unflinching courage and coolness. 7.5 (1956): 12-23. Zouaves were a civilian drill-team craze that had swept the nation in the years before the war, inspired by the colorfully attired North African troops of the same name who served in the French Army in the 1830s and popularized on these shores by Col. Elmer . [71] In addition, Ellsworth failed to consider that the New York City fire companies from which his troops were drawn often competed against each other at blazes. Hill recalled how the soldiers of his 5th Texas, yelling their loudest, came out of the timber into the open ground, practically face to face with the Zouaves, who in their red, white and blue uniforms, stood in as perfect alignment as if on dress parade. Regardless of the 10th New York men to their front, Colonel Warren and Captain Winslow gave the command to commence firing. The unit was among the first to occupy the territory of a Confederate state when it captured Alexandria, Virginia, on May 24, 1861, less than 24hours after the Commonwealth seceded from the Union. All right! Zouave Corporal John Carroll laughed nervously. as the 2nd Fire Zouaves, having for its nucleus, the New York fire department. This was not always communicated to the men who enlisted, including those of the 11th New York. 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Meanwhile, wounded through the head, blinded and paralyzed but not sensing any pain, Corporal George Huntsman faded in and out of consciousness, insisting to those who lay near him that he was unscathed and wanted to go home. Loeser; Lieut.-Cols., Noah L. Farnham, John A. Cregier, Spencer H. Stafford, Joseph E. McFarland; Majs., John A. Cregier, Charles McK. I expect every man to do his duty and I expect to do mine, Colonel Durye told his assembled troops as they prepared to embark for Virginia. It was Maj. Gen. James Longstreets corps, nearly 30,000 strong, and the first obstacle in their way was Captain Cleveland Winslows little regiment. [17], The regiment arrived in Washington, D.C., on the evening of May 2. Chicago: Published for the Chicago Historical Society by the University of Chicago Press, 1925. Private William McIlvaine characterized Warren as very efficient but found his personality cold, precise and scientific., On the last day of March 1862, the Zouaves disembarked on the Virginia Peninsula, where they joined Maj. Gen. George B. McClellans Army of the Potomac in the campaign intended to capture Richmond. All I had to subsist on [was] just a little meat broth and a cup of tea. Some men lay where they had fallen for two days, many for five, and at least one man, Sergeant George Sinclair of Company E for eight days before being evacuated through the lines to Fairfax Court House. The regiment was organized in New York City in May 1861 as a Zouave regiment, known for its unusual dress and drill style, by Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, a personal friend of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Located at the New York Historical Society. 11th new york fire zouaves. Ellsworth: Late Col.of the New York Fire Zouaves. Brownell of the 11th New York "Fire" Zouave infantry regiment. The Regulars think everything of it, and they almost deify Colonel Warren. A captured and released Federal surgeon informed Warren of the enemys admiration for the colorful New Yorkers, reporting, From their Generals on down through all grades they concluded that they never had seen the superiors of the red legs for unflinching courage and coolness. by Lewis Scheuch-Evans 3/24/2020. Noticing that Lieutenant Wright of Company D had fallen, Lewis shouted to Sergeant John H. Reilly, You are in charge of the company do the best you can with it! Then, seeing the three companies to his left beginning to break, Lewis gave the command, Fall back and save the colors! At that moment he was fatally wounded by a bullet, fell from the saddle and, with his foot stuck in the stirrup, was dragged over the field by the terrified animal. An entry from January 31, 1862, of the Official Records places the 11th New York as a unit of the Department of Virginia at Camp Butler under the command of Brig. 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