Representatives of late Col. Ellsworth's Chicago Zouaves ask that stand of his colors be placed at disposal of President. Thomas and others to Lincoln, 6 October 1861, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

President, Sec. Seward, and Gen. McClellan consult with Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks at camp of 19th New York Regiment near Rockville, Md. N.Y. Times, 9 October 1861.