11th New York Infantry Regiment died in the course of the war. In 1903, the flag for which Ellsworth gave his life, taken down from the top of Marshal House, was presented to the War Department by its custodian, the Ellsworth Post, Grand Army of the Republic. The flag had been carried by the regiment throughout the war and afterward maintained at their post headquarters. It was added to the war flag collection in Cullum Memorial Hall at West Point. Historian David Detzer has argued that the fame that surrounds the 11th New York is misplaced. During its time in service, the 11th New York Regiment saw little fighting compared with other well-known regiments such as the 69th New York, 20th Maine, and 28th Massachusetts. The 11th New York was often overshadowed by the 73rd New York, also known as the Second Fire Zouaves, which fought at Antietam, Gettysburg, and Appomattox. In addition, Ellsworth failed to consider that the New York City fire companies from which his troops were drawn often competed against each other at blazes. The cohesion he sought in firefighters did not exist and would not be created when they joined the regiment. In that respect, 11th New York was no different from many regiments, North and South. Gallery See also List of New York Civil War regiments Notes References Bilby, Joseph G.. The Irish Brigade in the Civil War, New Jersey, 1997, . Detzer, David (2004). Donnybrook: The Battle of Bull Run, 1861. New York, New York: Harcourt. . Foner, Eric (1988). Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863–1877. New York, New York: Harper & Row. . Ingraham, Charles A. (1925). Elmer E. Ellsworth and the Zouaves of '61. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press. Murray, R.L. (2005). "They Fought Like Tigers": The 11th New York Fire Zouaves, 14th Brooklyn and the Irish 69th New York at First Bull Run. Wolcott, New York: Benedum Books. Phisterer, Frederick (1912). Distant Drums: Herkimer County, New York in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1865. Albany, New York: J.B. Lyon Co. . Randall, Ruth Painter (1960). Colonel Elmer Ellsworth. Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company. Rhodes, James Ford (1899). History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850. New York, New York: Macmillan. Smith, Robin (1996). American Civil War Zouaves. Westminster, Maryland: Osprey Publishing. . External links The Civil War Archives: Union Regimental Histories: New York New York State