April 12, 2024
COLLIS' ZOUAVES - 114TH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS - FIRST EDITION - CIVIL WAR
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COLLIS’ ZOUAVES THE 114 TH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS IN THE CIVIL WAR BY EDWARD J. HAGERTY FIRST EDITION NEAR FINE CONDITION MINT CONDITION DUST JACKET Illustrated Throughout Clean, Sharp, Bright, Solid Book PUBLISHED BY THE LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS, BATON ROUGE AND LONDON, IN 1997 Led by the colorful Colonel Charles H.T. Collis, the 114 th Pennsylvania Infantry was in many ways unique among the regiments serving in the Union Army. In Collis’ Zouaves, Edward J. Hagerty reconstructs the Civil War experiences of this unusual group of soldier who embraced the flamboyant uniform style made famous by the French army’s Zouaves. Collis’ original command, an independent company of Zouaves d’ Afrique, battle Stonewall Jackson in the 1862 Shenandoah Valley campaign. Many of those men went on to serve in the regiment of amateur warriors that fought in numerous battles as a line unit in the Army of the Potomac, and ultimately became guardians of that army’s headquarters. The regiment was recruited in the summer of 1862 from Philadelphia and surrounding countries. Its typical member was older and more highly skilled than the average Union soldier. The fascinating and controversial commander of the 114 th , Charles Collis, had advanced his military career with the help of the politically powerful Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice
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