Zouaves...a military fad

Slacking on my own genealogy research tonight. However, I'm sitting here watching the History Channel and a show about Zouaves. What a fancy uniform! The U.S. had Zouave military units, the 5th New York and a Louisiana division...all pre-Civil War. I don't have any Zouaves that I know of but it sure would be fun if I did have one or two.