[CIVIL WAR]. Uniform of the "Cladek Zouaves," identified to Private Alfred T. Brophy, Co. K, 35th New Jersey Infantry.

Dark blue wool Algerian pattern jacket trimmed in red worsted wool braid and cord piping with matching braid and red wool "tombeau" applied on the front in typical Zouave fashion. Cuffs are closed with hooks and eyes. Fully lined in white linen with one interior pocket.  Dark blue wool Zouave pattern vest with inset welted pockets, tabs for buttons and trimmed in red braid. The uniform maker is identified on vest's back white lining to the well-known Union Army contractor "James Boylan / Newark, N.J." Matching dark blue wool felt fez with tape binding on the bottom edge and yellow wool tassel.

Coat with scattered mothing, light soil, approx. 1 1/4 in. loss to red stitching around neckline, and approx. 2 in. portion of right underarm seam separated. Soil and wear to interior lining of both coat and vest. Vest with one button detached from right shoulder but still accompanying the lot. Fez with scattered mothing and light soil.

[With:] "Gone for a Soldier:" Jerseymen in the Civil War. Morristown, New Jersey: Macculloch Hall Historical Museum, 2011. Exhibition catalog produced in conjunction with a New Jersey Civil War Sesquicentennial exhibit at Macculloch Hall Historical Museum. This 35th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry "Cladek Zouaves" uniform, highlighted on page 119 of the exhibition catalog, was previously part of the Jan Gordon Collection. 

Alfred T. Brophy (1848-1914) enlisted on 8/31/1864 as a private in Co. K, New Jersey 35th Infantry. He mustered out on 5/30/1865 at Washington, DC. The 35th regiment was widely known as "Cladek's Zouaves" after its commander Col. John C. Cladek. According to the accompanying catalog, the design of the 35th's uniform was first worn by the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry ("Duryee's Zouaves") in 1861. The 35th regiment fought primarily in the Atlanta Campaign and the Carolinas, and was extensively engaged including at the Battles of Resaca, Kennesaw Mountain, Atlanta, and Sherman's March to the Sea. 


The Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann