Grade Range: 5-12Resource Type(s): Primary Source, ArtifactsDate Posted: 12/29/2010
The 5th New York Volunteer Infantry, "Duryee's Zouaves," was one of the most renowned fighting regiments of the American Civil War. Their colorful Zouave uniforms were based on those of the elite Zouave battalion of the French Army.
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Fleishman's depiction of the first Civil War battle relies on individual voices to give a human f...
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