Image of a full-length portrait of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth (known as the first casualty of the American Civil War) standing in military uniform with arms crossed.
Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last Collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the Louis Prang archive was transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.
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Image of a full-length portrait of American Civil War Union Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth on horseback in military uniform; Zouave soldiers in background.
Image of a full-length portrait of American Civil War Union Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth seated on horseback in full military uniform; soldiers dressed in Zouave-style uniforms visible in background.
Image of a full-length portrait of American Civil War Union Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth on horseback with his sword raised; Zouave soldiers march in ranks in background.
Image of a Harper's Weekly illustration of the soldiers of the Chicago Zouaves under the command of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth drilling in military uniform with rifles and bayonets during their tour of the eastern United States in 1860.