Question
A colonel with this surname was shot by James W. Jackson after removing a huge Confederate flag from the roof of Alexandria’s Marshall House inn. For 10 points each:
[10e] Give this surname of the first Union officer killed in the Civil War, Elmer. A Connecticut family with this surname produced the third Chief Justice, Oliver.
ANSWER: Ellsworth [accept Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth or Oliver Ellsworth]
[10m] Ellsworth’s touring group of Illinois cadets popularized this style of infantry. Ellsworth’s units of this sort were assembled from New York’s fire companies and wore baggy clothing to emulate French troops in North Africa.
ANSWER: zouaves [accept Fire Zouaves, First Fire Zouaves, or First Regiment New York Zouaves]
[10h] The Fire Zouaves were among the first troops to undergo this idiomatic experience at Bull Run. 19th-century Americans referred to acquiring costly worldly experiences, such as facing battle or traveling West, as performing this three-word action.
ANSWER: seeing the elephant
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Summary
| 2024 Chicago Open | 07/28/2024 | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Data
| LMM's LLM MLM | BHSU B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |