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=== Brief History  ===
=== Brief History  ===


This regiment was organized at Philadelphia August 31, 1861. It mustered out September 8, 1864.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>  
This regiment was organized at Philadelphia August 31, 1861. It mustered out September 8, 1864.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> This regiment was also known as "Birney's Zouaves" and men were enlisted for 3 years service. <br>  
This regiment was also known as "Birney's Zouaves" and men were enlisted for 3 years service.
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For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br>
 
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unpainf2.htm#23rd-3yr 23rd Regiment Infantry (3 Years)], (accessed 13 September 2012).<br>
 
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=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
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