The evening world., 1911-05-20

go 20 work when he was thirteen years
old; but he VAS pasS,onateiy fond OF
books and study, and 30 he lid acquire
a good education by his own efforts af-
ter leaving scnoo;.
At the age OF fourteen nc went TO
Troy, y Y, and became a clerk in
u dry goods store. Two years later he
came to New York city. where lie served
as 4 clerk in a la wyer's of!te, n then
he went to Chicago and entered the brsl-
ness Of patent solicitor. He remained
six years in Chicago, studying law dur
ing his spare hours, and finally he
became acquainted with Mr., Lincoln
and studied law In his oN'e lust be-
fore L.ncoln became President.
It was in 1855 that the great battles OF
the CrImean war were fought. Young
Els worth was deeply interested In all
the reports cr the desperate conflicts n
! Sebastopol. lie was especially attracted
| ny the exciting exploits of the French
! Zouaves and he learned their system Of
drill.
lie organized a company OF Zouaves
I'm Chicago. There were fifty young mon
In the ompany and cnch was pledged
. solemnly to abstain from splrituogs
linunr and tobacco. They were plcked
mcn, 1.-THE and athletic. and their com-
mander drilled taen to an eNpertness
which was considered marvellous even
by army officers Whc mad graduated
from West Point.
Mr.. Ellsworth was asked 20 give ox-
hthltions OF his drill, and he arranged
n to,ff of the large citlcs, rAis tour WAS
a triumph for the Zouaves. They reach
ed New York on July II, 1860. and cx-
hlhite.l I'm tho Academy of Music o'
Fourteenth street; the Young com
mander Instantly c%aptivated the afec'
tons OF all who saw him.
The military spirit WAS al!vo IN all the
and. for It seemed inevitable that was
coming soon. The picturesque uniform
of the Zousves-wile trousers. short
close-httlng Jacket, jaunty cap am
bright colors making a careless, dash
ing appearance, attracted young mel
everywhere, especially att ates, for th'
drill required much gymnastic work
so Zounvc companies were organized II
an the big cities, and Mr., Ellswort
vas known as the originator OF thu
dril-he mad no authorized title at thi!
time,
When Mr.. Lincoln journeyel to Wash
ington to be inauEurated az 1residen
he asked young Ellsworth 20 accompln,
him as one OF his personal suite and, I
T little later, tnf NbNHs Hidn ''A'iNSI
neutenant's commission and was shou
TO enter the War Department ONCE a
an aide, when, on Apr,l -, the Freslden
called for 1i.OOo volunteers. Ellsworth a
once formed new plans
Organized the Ecw Workers.
He hastened 10 New York CITY. organ
tzed a zouave regiment OF leo mer
from the Fire Department OF the city
h,came their colonel, and In three week
marched at their head through Penn
=. sNlNania avenue. Washington.
Across the Potomac / Ver from Wash
ington was the city OF Alexandria J.
Virginia, and the Confederate Ma
waved from the housetops In fun vle'
OF the Union army, which was fever
ishly eager to advance and give bait.
TO the oremN over IN Nirginia.
At two o'clock IN the morning q
May q Gen scott, the Union con
mand.r-iN-chicf, gave the order t
: march, and the first advance OF III
T army commenced in tho bright moor
? Hight. Some regiments marched by Ian
over the Long Bridge. but the Elsvsnt