114th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
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The 114th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. They were notable for their colorful Americanized version of the Zouave uniform worn in emulation of certain French light-infantry units that became world-famous during France's colonization of North Africa, the Crimean War, and the Second War of Italian Independence fought in the years prior to the American Civil War.
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114th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry | |
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Active | 1862–1865 |
Disbanded | May 29, 1865 |
Country | United States of America |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | United States Army |
Type | Infantry Zouaves |
Part of | 1st Brigade, 1st Division, III Corps, Army of the Potomac (1862–1865) 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps (1865) |
Nickname(s) | Zouaves d' Afrique Collis Zouaves |
Engagements | Battle of Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Gettysburg Wilderness Spottsylvania Court House Cold Harbor Petersburg |
Commanders | |
Commander | Col. Charles H. T. Collis |
Insignia | |
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