Company of Zouaves in foreground

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Brandy Station, Virginia. Headquarters, Army of the Potomac. Company of Zouaves in foreground.
O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882, photographer.
CREATED/PUBLISHED
1864 Apr.
NOTES
Two plates form left (LC-B811-134A) and right (LC-B811-134B) halves of a stereograph pair.
Original stereo filed in LOT 4173.
Corresponding print is in LOT 4171.
Forms part of Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress).
 
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[Brandy Station, Va. Camp at Army of the Potomac headquarters; Zouaves in foreground].
O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882.
CREATED/PUBLISHED
1864 April.
SUMMARY
Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, winter quarters at Brandy Station, December 1863-April 1864.
NOTES
Reference: Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1977. No. 0276
Title from Milhollen and Mugridge.
Corresponding print is in LOT 4171.
Forms part of Selected Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 (Library of Congress)
 
These are photographs of the 114th Pennsylvania Infantry "Collis Zouaves"
http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/114th/114thorg.html

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Company F, 114th Pennsylvania, August, 1864. Captain J.R. Waterhouse (left) and 1st Lieutenant Alexander W. Givin (or A.N. Gevin). At the time of this photograph, these men were performing garrison & provost duties around City Point, Virginia as Headquarters Guard of the Army of the Potomac. On April 2, 1865 they will participate in the final Union assault on the Confederate fortifications around Petersburg, Virginia. In that battle, two of the men in this photograph will be wounded and one, 1st Sgt Isaac Fox, will be killed.
 
These are photographs of the 114th Pennsylvania Infantry "Collis Zouaves"
http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/114th/114thorg.html

3598637182_480bf06b9f_o.jpg

Company F, 114th Pennsylvania, August, 1864. Captain J.R. Waterhouse (left) and 1st Lieutenant Alexander W. Givin (or A.N. Gevin). At the time of this photograph, these men were performing garrison & provost duties around City Point, Virginia as Headquarters Guard of the Army of the Potomac. On April 2, 1865 they will participate in the final Union assault on the Confederate fortifications around Petersburg, Virginia. In that battle, two of the men in this photograph will be wounded and one, 1st Sgt Isaac Fox, will be killed.
They were the original towel heads. Sorry, that was politcally incorrect. Note my apology below.

 
In the photo provided by Aug51, there is a soldier on the back row, 2nd from the left, who appears to be wearing a medal. Any ideas?--BBF



And the man in the very back row, 3rd or 4th from the right seems to have one, too -- it shows just to the right of the head of the man in front of him (no sign of a ribbon, though).

Mostly beards or mustaches -- only a few with both.

Cheers!

jno
 
There are two men (to the left) in the original shot who appear to have medals, as well. No idea.
 
Possibly they were medals awarded to distinguished members of that specific company. Other guess would be that they are identification tags.
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