Civil War Recruitment Broadside for the 44th New York Volunteers, Ellsworth's Avengers

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Lot Description

Printed broadside, 13.5 x 20 in., Recruits Wanted! For the Ellsworth 44th Regiment! Now in the Field, Col. J.C. Rice, Commanding. Signed in type by J.H. Lunt, Recruiting Sergeant, Plattsburgh, NY, August 29, 1862. Framed, 18 x 24 in.

The 44th New York Volunteers, or "Ellsworth's Avengers," was a zouave unit that was recruited in response to the death of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth, the aide to President Lincoln who was the first Union casualty of the war. Ellsworth was gunned down trying to remove a large Confederate flag from the roof of an inn in Alexandria, which was visible from the White House. The regiment saw some of the toughest fighting of the war, experiencing heavy casualties in the Seven Days Battles, the Second Battle of Bull Run, the Battle of Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and the Battle of the Wilderness.

At the time that this broadside was printed, the 44th NY had already suffered heavy losses in the Peninsular Campaign. It was in the midst of fighting at the Second Battle of Bull Run and was looking to recruit 300 or 400 new soldiers. The broadside states, in part, in the discharge of their duties, their ranks have been thinned, and now stand in need of brave recruits. . . In an old regiment of this character, the new recruit is qualified for active service in one-third the time required to fit a new regiment for the field, and they offer a brother's welcome to such as come forward promptly to share their trials and their glory.

Condition

Some restoration work done along left margin, with portions of few letters restored. Some light folding, few short tears along perimeter.
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