Zouave fez
date: label: associated date
content: 1861-1865
notes: label: Description
content: This fez belonged to the uniform of the 114th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Assembled in Philadelphia, the regiment was under the command of Charles H.T. Collis and was referred to as the Zouaves d' Afrique and, later as the Collis Zouaves. The 114th participated in numerous battles including the Battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and the Wilderness. Throughout the war the Collis Zouaves were known for their gallantry in action. This distinction was prominently noted when Collis received the Medal of Honor for his brave leadership during the Battle of Fredericksburg. The Collis Zouaves mustered out of service on May 29, 1865.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Civil War
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content: Military
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Kagan, Neil, editor. Smithsonian Civil War: Inside the National Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.24951.03
label: accession number
content: 64127
label: catalog number
content: 24951.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fez
label: Other Terms
content: fez; Man; Army, Volunteers; Zouave
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: gold (tassel color)