Object Details
Description
These Zouave-style trousers belonged to Lieutenant Charles R. Carville of the 165th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment. This was the 2nd Battalion of the famed 5th New York Volunteer Duryee's Zouaves. This unit primarily served in the Lower Seaboard Theater of the Civil War. In 1864 the 165th moved northward to join Union forces in the Shenandoah Valley.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Eliza Winthrop Fiedler
associated date
ca 1861-1865
ID Number
AF.10623
accession number
46623
catalog number
239198
Object Name
trousers
Object Type
trousers
Other Terms
trousers; Man; Volunteers; Zouave, Duryee 2; Zouave, New York 165
Physical Description
metal, gilt (trim color)
red (overall color)
Measurements
overall (padded): 42 in x 15 in x 2 in; 106.68 cm x 38.1 cm x 5.08 cm
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_430808