Object Details
- Description
- The "P.F.Z." on this waist belt plate stands for Philadelphia Fire Zouaves, who filled the ranks of the 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. The men who comprised this unit came from fire companies throughout Philadelphia. The 72nd were led by Col. DeWitt Clinton Baxter and were also referred to as Baxter's Fire Zouaves.
- associated date
- 1861-1862
- ID Number
- AF.60706M
- catalog number
- 60706M
- accession number
- 223708
- Object Name
- insignia
- Other Terms
- insignia; Militia, Pennsylvania Fire Zouaves; Plate, Cartridge Box
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Civil War
- Military
- Exhibition
- Price of Freedom
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_439650
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-5e69-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
