74th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment

The 74th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union regiment that served in 1861, during the American Civil War. They were part of the Excelsior Brigade. Their uniform was patterned after French infantry know as chasseurs. Companies A and B however, wore a uniform copies after the Zouaves. It consisted of a dark blue Zouave jacket with yellow trimming, a dark blue Zouave vest with yellow trimming, a sky blue sash, a red Zouave cap fez with a yellow tassel, red pantaloons with yellow trimming, deerskin jambières, and white gaiters made from canvas or drill (fabric). The uniforms of these two Zouave companies were directly patterened after those worn by the Imperial Zouaves of France, being closer to the originals than any other Zouave style uniform worn by American Zouaves in the Civil War.