5th New York Infantry Regiment

5th New York Infantry Regiment
5th New York Infantry Regiment
Active	April 15, 1861, to May 14, 1863
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Size	842, 792, 780
Nickname(s)	National Zouaves, Advance Guard Zouaves, Duryée's Zouaves
Equipment	Model 1842 Springfield Muskets (.69 caliber, smooth), Springfield Model 1855, Springfield Model 1861 (.58 caliber), Enfield Rifled Muskets, (.577 caliber, rifled)
Engagements	Battle of Big Bethel; Siege of Yorktown; Battle of Hanover Court House; Battle of Gaines Mill; Battle of Malvern Hill; Second Battle of Bull Run; Battle of Antietam; Battle of Fredericksburg; Battle of Chancellorsville;
Commanders
Colonel	Abram Duryée
Colonel	Gouverneur K. Warren
Colonel	Hiram Duryea
Colonel	Cleveland Winslow
Insignia
V Corps (2nd Division) badge

The 5th New York Infantry Regiment, also known as Duryée's Zouaves, was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in the U.S. Army during the American Civil War. Modeled, like other Union and Confederate infantry regiments, on the French Zouaves of Crimean War fame, its tactics and uniforms were different from those of the standard infantry.

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