: Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth was the first Union officer killed. He was shot in 1861 while removing a Confederate flag from a hotel roof in Alexandria, Virginia.
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A prominent series of articles by History Tours explores the first American victims of various wars: : Colonel Elmer E
: An article in Men's Journal by Hampton Sides profiles the first casualties of the 2003 invasion, focusing on the human impact of the early conflict. Other Notable Contexts The title or theme "First to Die" also
: Private Kenneth Shadrick is often cited as the first American soldier to die in combat during the Korean War. He was killed on July 5, 1950, by machine-gun fire from a North Korean tank.
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