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A Blue Zouave Jacket [30 May 1861]













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A Blue Zouave Jacket

[30 May 1861]

 

The uniform consists of a blue Zouave jacket, with a red edge, on which is a row of brass, bell buttons. In the lower corners are the initials A. Z. The pants are blue and the leggings and gaiters similar to those of the French Zouaves.

 

New York Tribune, Thursday, May 30, 1861, Page 8.

 

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