Original U.S. Civil War French Import Zouave Vest and Pantaloons - Regimentally Marked 1re Zes Scabbards & Sheaths the 506th's 1st Battalion (the

the 506th's 1st Battalion (the original division reserve) was dropped accurately on DZ C

and under the skirt the original color and texture can be seen

and supplies (primarily ammunition) were dropped over four of the next five days

The top handle is still functional as are the two closure latches

can be linked to an individual that was one of the first 100

Original U.S. Civil War French Import Zouave Vest and Pantaloons - Regimentally Marked 1re Zes Scabbards & Sheaths the 506th's 1st Battalion (theOriginal Item: Only One Available. Not surprisingly when one considers that the Americans were considering French military uniform design in the early 1850's, French military garb was finding its way to American shores to be placed into the hands and on the backs of Union Army troops almost immediately upon outbreak of the American Civil War. Large quantities of uniforms and equipage were purchased by such well known American military suppliers as