Chicago Zouave Cadets Drill Team - Utica, New York by J. Graff, c. 1860

     Before the war, Colonel Elmer Ellsworth (1837-61) organized the Chicago Zouaves, a precision drill unit modeled after the French Zouaves of the Crimean War. In 1860, they toured the North, staging spectacular drill exhibitions and recruiting members. A naïve painting by J. Graff captured their visit to Utica, New York.

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Chicago Zouave Cadets Drill Team -
Utica, New York by J. Graff, c. 1860

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