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"Remember Ellsworth": Fire Zouaves at First Bull Run
Life on the Civil War Research Trail
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9m 23s
First Lt. Edward Burgin Knox of the 11th New York Infantry, a friend of the late Elmer Ellsworth who established the U.S. Zouave Cadets before the Civil War, fought at the First Battle of Bull Run. His vivid letter describing the battle includes a rallying cry in his lamented friend's honor.