The Civil War - Zouave soldiers by goodoleboy
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Who fought on both sides in the War Between the States.
Captured 7/31/10, at the American Civil War Reenactment, held at the vast and beautiful El Dorado Park in beautiful Long Beach, California.
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Don't let these clean shaven and impeccable individuals give you the wrong impression of the Zouaves; the real ones were fierce, bloody, often dirty, scarred, mustachioed and bearded fighters.
The top three pictures show the Union Zouaves, the bottom two shots depict those on the Confederate side. Note that there are two brave pretty young girls serving as Zouaves in the bottom two fotos. The girl with the wide brimmed hat later became a battlefield casualty during the ensuing battle. The conflict was hot, heavy and smoky out there.
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Zouave was the title given to certain infantry regiments in the French Army, normally serving in French North Africa between 1831 and 1962. The name was also adopted during the 19th century by units in other armies, especially volunteer regiments raised for service in the American Civil War. The characteristic zouave uniform included short open-fronted jackets, baggy trousers and often sashes and oriental headgear.
Numerous Zouave regiments were organized from soldiers of the United States of America who adopted the name and the North African inspired uniforms during the American Civil War. The Union army had more than 70 volunteer Zouave regiments throughout the conflict, while the Confederates fielded only about 25 Zouave units. Arguably the most famous Union Zouave regiments were from New York: the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry, "Duryee's Zouaves" (after its first colonel, Abram Duryee), the 114th Pennsylvania, "Collis's Zouaves" after their colonel, Charles E Collis, and the 11th New York Volunteer Infantry, "Fire Zouaves."
Source: Wikipedia free encyclopedia. Tons more information on the Internet.
Au revoir, thankx for the visit, and for any and all complimentary comments and favs.
Comments (17)
flavia49
gorgeous collage!!
tennesseecowgirl
Love the colors in these.. wonderful collage.
bmac62
Striking photos Harry...all five excellent examples of young men feeling good about going to war...volunteers with colorful uniforms...I am sure the good feeling subsided along with the mud, the rain, the heat, the cold, the diseases and ever-mounting casualties. Thanks for the look at these units on both sides:)
fochs
Ya gotta love those colors!! They were fierce fighters indeed. Excellent pictures!
Rainastorm
Woah brighter colors here, great shots Harry...they all look quite ready and quite fitting for their positions:-)
Osper
Great targets!! Great shot!!!!
morningglory
All are fabulous shots. They do seem like easy targets in those bright uniforms, however. There sure is a lot I don't know about the Civil War.
THROBBE
Great set Harry! Those uniforms are a riot!
npauling
Wonderful captures of all these troops. Those bright colours certainly would have made great targets.
babuci
Very exciting collage Harry. Love the dressing a lot and ty for the info.
danapommet
Super collage Harry. I did notice the cute young ladies in the last two frames. That is one way to draw more young men into the reenactment. Nice that you caught both sides. Dana
durleybeachbum
Wonderful pics, Harry, so colourful and very interesting!
debbielove
Well, French! What can I say lol They had to be 'loud'.. And these uniforms would certainly get you noticed.. Great photos once again.. Super info.. Thanks Harry.. Rob.
MrsRatbag
I had never heard of these fighters! Fantastic shots, and very cool information.
Cosme..D..Churruca
amazing!
jocko500
alright you got the imformation of the red wareing soldiers. I did not know they had them in the North also. I know Louisiana had one unit. anyway this is wonderfor shots.
mermaid
oh I didn't know that, they do look fierce and I bet those who really faught were not nice to have as enemies