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United States Infantry 1861-1865
2 Flags were carried per Regiment - one National Flag based on the Stars and Stipes, and one Regimental Flag bearing on a blue cloth the US coat of arms. A lot of the troops raised by the various states of the United States actually did have regimental flags with the seal of their state instead of the US state seal, sometimes on a ground coloured other than blue.
Although in general, infantry flags had the same size for all the army, the National Flag design varied, depending from the military depot which purchased the flags.

The flags had cords and tassels mixed white and blue, or entirely golden. The pole´s had could be spearpoint, eagle- or helbard-shaped. The flags were carried by sergeants and in battle this job often was a sentence of death.

Confederate Infantry 1861-1865
In the "Rebel" Army flags of a chaotic diversity of all kinds were flown. One reason was that there were several different "National" Flags of the South and their subpatterns following one another during the war. Then there were state flags and corps flags for infantry regiments and often one regiment carried more than one flag, for example one "Southern" flag, one flag of the state the men were coming from or a flag which was the symbol of the corps or brigade they were part of.
As in the US Army, flags should have been carried by sergeants and later in the war by officers.

When regiments had been reduced in number or NCO´s had severely been decimated, whoever was at hand was ordered to carry the flag.

Marker flags: Small flags were carried by flank sergeants on a simple pole stuck into the musket´s barrel to mark the outer flanks of the regimental line.

Quite interesting is the fact that the Civil War battle field usually was littered with flags. Often regiments who had been reduced in battle or by disease from their original strengh of over 1000 to no more than 200 men or less were not disbanded. Instead, they still were existing as a regiment with their own regimental and national flags.
Also, at least with Federal troops, there were additional brigade and division flags carried which enabled the commander in his distant position to identify his units manoevring on the battlefield.

Zouave Regiments were a popular and pittoresque part of both Union and Confederate armies, some of them more or less disciplined and distinguished on the battlefield. A buzzing number of  different regiments in both Armies and many of them dressed in costumes looking nearly alike at first sight makes the multitude of zouave regiments difficult to distinguish from oneanother.
Particularly the state of New York with its overflowing immigrant population raised a great number of Zouave units, several of them Irish.
Probably the most famous US Zouaves and a shining example for its exemplary discipline and conduct in battle - as well as for its terrible losses under fire at Gaine´s Mill and Second Bull Run - had been the largely Manhattan "Red Devils" 5th NY Volunteers Duryee Zouaves.

Zouaves are an outstanding highlight among your Civil War troops, but befor painting may be started, some research for the uniform seems to be inevitable.

More detailed informations on US Civil War flags can be found in:
FLAGS OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1: CONFEDERATE. Philip Katcher/Rick Scollins, Men At Arms Series Nr. 252. Published 1993.
FLAGS OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 2: UNION. Philip Katcher/Rick Scollins, Men At Arms Series Nr. 258. Published 1993.
FLAGS OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 3: STATE & VOLUNTEER. Philip Katcher/Rick Scollins/Gerry Embleton, Men At Arms Series Nr. 258. Published 1993.
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ZOUAVES. Robin Smith/Bill Younghusband, Osprey Elite Series Nr. 62, 1996.


1/72 ROFUR-FLAGS US Civil War 1861-1865 list.
 

ROFUR-FLAGS 1/72 series sheets contain the following flags that could be used with
HÄT 8004 American Civil War Zouaves

Depending upon the zouave unit you may want to represent with your figures, there are various possible flags to chose from. Regimental flags for US Zouaves in some cases were very individual, the Stars and Stripes carried usually followed the regular pattern.
For CS zouaves it might be an appropriate choice to look for a CS National Flag or a state flag depending upon where the regiment had been raised.

1/72-62a: US Civil War 1861-1865. Union Army, Diverse 2

 69th New York Volonteer Infantry (1st Regiment Irish Brigade): National Flag, Regimental Flag /

5th New York Vol. Infantry (Duryee Zuaven): National Flag, Regimental Flag /

Division Headquarters Flag 1st Corps, 3rd Division. Army of the Potomac, 1864-65.

1/72-61a: US Civil War 1861-1865. Union Army, Diverse 1

 28th Massachusetts Infantry  (4th Regiment Irish Brigade): National Flag, Regimental Flag /  54th Massachusetts (Coloured Infantry), getragen beim Sturm auf Fort Wagner, South Carolina 1863: National Flag, Regimental Flag /   69th New York Volonteer Infantry (1st Regiment Irish Brigade), Honour Colours Nov. 1862: National Flag, Regimental Flag / Headquarters Flag 2nd Corps,  Army of the Potomac, 1864-65

Nr. 1/72-111.
US Army 1861/62: Regulation flag patterns for Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery.

Infantry:
National Flag New York Depot pattern.
2 marker flags.
Regimental Flag 1848 pattern.

Nr. 1/72-112.
US Army 1862/65: Regulation flag patterns for Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery.

Infantry:
Regimental flag Philadelphia Depot pattern.
2 marker flags
Regimental flag 1861 pattern.

Nr. 1/72-13
US Infantry. Regimental Flags and National Flags 1861-65 (1).

3  National Colours:
Philadelphia Depot 34 Star pattern 1 with and 1 without fringe.
3 Regimental Flags:
2x 1861 pattern, 1x 1848 pattern.

6 Marker Flags.

Nr. 1/72-14
US Infantry. Regimental Flags and National Flags 1861-65 (2).

3  National Colours:
1 Cincinatti Depot 34 star pattern.
2 New York Depot 34 star und 35 star pattern.

2 Regimental Flags:
1848 pattern.
1861 pattern.

3 Marker Flags.

Nr. 1/72-16 CS Infantry 1861-65 National Battle Flags.

1st National Flag, Dez.10th 1861 (Stars and Bars): 4 different.
The Bonnie Blue Flag: 3 different.
Second National Flag (The Stainless Banner 1st pattern): 4 different. 
Third National Flag (The Stainless Banner, 2nd pattern): 2 different.
Southern Cross, corner cut out from bigger flag, as was sometimes done.

Nr. 1/72-17 CS Infantry 1861-1865 Battle Flags (Corps Flags 1)

Army of Northern Virginia battle flag 1861, 3 different.
Army of Northern Virginia battle flag Mai - Nov. 1864. 
Army of Northern Virginia battle flag Juli 1862 - Mai 1864. 
South Carolina, Georgia und Florida Infantry battle flag Sept.1862 pattern.
Texas, Arkansas, West Louisiana, Arizona und Missouri Inf. battle flag: 6 different. Alabama, Mississippi und East Louisiana Inf. battle flag 1864/65.
Army of Tennessee battle flag 1864.

Nr. 1/72-18 US and CS Infantry 1861-65.

 
US Infantry.
2x US National Flag (N.Y. and Philad. Depot pattern).
2x Regimental Flag 1848 and M 1861 pattern.
CS Infantry.
Army of Tennessee Battle Flag 1864.
Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana Inf. Battle Flag 1864/65.
2x Marker Flag. 
Army of Northern Virginia Battle Flag "Third bunting issue" July 1862 - Mai 1864.
First National Flag.
Bonnie Blue Star Battle Flag.

Nr. 1/72-19  US Infantry 1861-65.  Regimental Flags and National Flags (3)

National Flags:
Cincinnati Depot pattern. 
N.Y. Depot pattern,
Phildelph. Depot pattern.
N.Y. Depot pattern.  
2nd Minnesota Infantry.
Regimental Flags
Regimental Flag 1848 pattern, 1861 pattern.
2x Marker Flag.

Nr. 1/72-43A. Michigan Regiments 1861-1865

Michigan Infantry: 
1st Michigan Infantry Regimental Flag.
State Seal Regimental Flag.
2x State Seal National Flag.

Nr. 1/72-44A. US/CS Volunteer Regiments 1861-65 (1)

Pennsylvania Infantry:

State Seal National Flag.
State Seal Regimental Flag.
2 Marker Flags

1/72-46 US/CS 1861-1865 Volunteer Regiments (2)

2 different patterns each of
Texas.
Virginia.
Louisiana Feb. 11th 1861 pattern.
Florida Jan.13th - Sept.13th 1861 pattern.

1/72-58 US/CS 1861-1865 Volunteer Regiments (3)  

2 different patterns each of
North Carolina June 22th 1861 pattern.
Mississippi Jan. 26th 1861 pattern.
Kentucky, 1st Nat. Battle Flag July 1861 pattern and Dec.10th 1861pattern.
South Carolina Jan. 28th 1861 pattern.
1st Regt. South Carolina Rifles Okt.4th 1861.