Editing Zouave (section)

====Confederate Zouaves====
A number of Confederate Zouave units were also raised. In contrast to the many Federal units, most Confederate Zouaves were not full "regiments"; many were companies within larger units. The [[cognomen]] "Louisiana Tiger" dates from the [[Mexican–American War]]; it refers to any Louisiana state trooper (and more recently, to the state's athletic teams{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}). But none of the Mexican War Louisiana "Tigers" were Zouaves. The earliest, and most famous, Louisiana Zouave unit was White's Company B (the "Tiger Rifles") of Major [[Chatham Roberdeau Wheat]]'s 1st Special Battalion, Louisiana Volunteers, also known as "[[Louisiana Tigers]]".{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}

Another notable Zouave unit on the Confederate side was the "1st (Coppens') Louisiana Zouave Battalion", which was raised by [[Georges Augustus Gaston De Coppens]] in 1861. They saw action from the [[Peninsula Campaign]] to the [[Siege of Petersburg]], all the while being short of supplies. They were disbanded in 1865.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Coates|first1=Earl J.|last2=Mcafee|first2=Michael J.|last3=Troiani|first3=Don|title=Don Troiani's Civil War Zouaves, Chasseurs, Special Branches, & Officers|date=2006|publisher=Stackpole Books|location=Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania|isbn=0-8117-3320-3|page=15|edition=1st}}</ref>

The Confederate Zouave units did not last long throughout the war.  All of them had traded out their Zouave garb for standard Confederate clothing by 1862.  The last Confederate Zouave unit was Coppens' Zouave Battalion, which later became dubbed the Confederate State Zouave Battalion.<ref>Winters, p. 16</ref>