Zouave regiments at Gettysburg

[2ndDEboy]

Who were the exact Zouave regiments/regiment number at Gettysburg. Needing a list of all the Zouave regiments at Gettysburg thank you

 

[redbob]

The 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry aka "The Philadelphia Fire Zouaves " were there.

 

[Luke Freet]

Who were the exact Zouave regiments/regiment number at Gettysburg. Needing a list of all the Zouave regiments at Gettysburg thank you

140th & 146th New York in Stephen Weed's Brigade were.
I believe the 84th New York (14th Brooklyn) were still equipped as Zouaves by this point.

 

[Cavalier]

The 114th. Pennsylvania, (Collis Zouaves), comes to mind, along with the 14th. Brooklyn, (84th. N.Y).

The 73rd. New York, made up of New York fireman. Could be mistaken but I believe they were not uniformed as Zouaves during the battle.

John

 

[DeeTV]

140th NY were not outfitted as Zouaves until '64

 

[Kurtlg]

The 84th New York wore a chasseur style uniform with a kepi. The trousers were loose fitting but not as baggy as what Zouaves wore.

 

[Sowbelly and Hardtack]

23rd Pennsylvania
72nd Pennsylvania
95th Pennsylvania
114th Pennsylvania
155th Pennsylvania

10th New York
41st New York
44th New York
73rd New York
146th New York

39th New York and 84th New York were not Zouave units.

 

[Kurtlg]

23rd Pennsylvania
72nd Pennsylvania
95th Pennsylvania
114th Pennsylvania
155th Pennsylvania

10th New York
41st New York
44th New York
73rd New York
146th New York

39th New York and 84th New York were not Zouave units.

The 155th Pennsylvania was not a Zouave unit until 1864. Their monument on LRT does not depict the uniform they wore at Gettysburg.

 

[2ndDEboy]

The reason I ask is I just acquired two relics small style ball buttons one found at the RR cut and the other at the trostle farm would think they are cuff ball buttons as they're not big for coat buttons i pinpointed the 14th Brooklyn as a could be source of the one button but had trouble identifying with the trostle farm zouaves the RR cut button is tad bigger

 

[Kurtlg]

The regiments present at the railroad cut were the 6th Wisconsin , the 76th NY , 147th NY , 95th NY, 84thNY (14th Brooklyn) and 56th Pennsylvania. None of these were Zouave regiments. The 14th Brooklyn wore a colorful chasseur uniform but they were not Zouaves.

 

[2ndDEboy]

The regiments present at the railroad cut were the 6th Wisconsin , the 76th NY , 147th NY , 95th NY, 84thNY (14th Brooklyn) and 56th Pennsylvania. None of these were Zouave regiments. The 14th Brooklyn wore a colorful chasseur uniform but they were not Zouaves.

I believe the 14th Brooklyn had some sort of Zouave jacket still but not the red pants. as the other zouaves had regular army uniforms by then

 

[Kurtlg]

I am not aware of any Zouaves units around the Trostle farm but I don't have access to my resources at the moment

 

[2ndDEboy]

I am not aware of any Zouaves units around the Trostle farm but I don't have access to my resources at the moment

What do you make of this read?

 

[2ndDEboy]

I am not aware of any Zouaves units around the Trostle farm but I don't have access to my resources at the moment

Supposedly this was from a NMP ranger

 

[Kurtlg]

I believe the 14th Brooklyn had some sort of Zouave jacket still but not the red pants. as the other zouaves had regular army uniforms by then

It was a French chasseur jacket , not a Zouaves jacket. The 14th did wear red trousers but they were not Zouave pants.

 

[2ndDEboy]

It was a French chasseur jacket , not a Zouaves jacket. The 14th did wear red trousers but they were not Zouave pants.

What do you make of these buttons

 

[Kurtlg]

I believe the 14th Brooklyn had rounded buttons like that. I am currently not at home and don't have access to my resources. BTW the first article said the 14th wore Zouave inspired uniforms. They were actually based on the French chasseur uniform of 1850. I am not aware that the chasseur uniform was based on Zouaves . To call a button from the 14rh Brooklyn a Zouaves button is very misleading. They were never considered a Zouave regiment.

 

[7thWisconsin]

While the 14th wasn´t in the railroad cut fight, their position was just west of there - pretty much within sight. There´s no reason a jacket or detatched button couldn´t end up near the railroad cut on July 1st. Now for the Trostle Farm, I´m a little out of my depth...

 

[Cavalier]

The 114th. Pennsylvania, Collis Zouaves, were heavily engaged at the Shefry house if I'm not mistaken. Couldn't some of them have ended up at, or passed through the Trostle farm?

John

 

[Cavalier]

@Kurtlg As you mentioned some regiments generally perceived by many as Zouaves, the 84th N.Y. as one example, were actually chasseurs. Do you think most people would have realized the difference, even then. I may be mistaken but I believe they are generally included in most modern books on Zouave regiments. Just wondering.

John