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Re: Correct Cavalry Boots?
Didn't many cavalrymen simply wear brogans?
Didn't many cavalrymen simply wear brogans?
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Tom "Mingo" Machingo
Independent Rifles, Weevil's Mess
Vixi Et Didici
"I think and highly hope that this war will end this year, and Oh then what a happy time we will have. No need of writing then but we can talk and talk again, and my boy can talk to me and I will never tire of listening to him and he will want to go with me everywhere I go, and I will be certain to let him go if there is any possible chance."
Marion Hill Fitzpatrick
Company K, 45th Georgia Infantry
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Re: Correct Cavalry Boots?
Certainly in the CS armies the cav mostly wore brogans. Not sure of ratios in the Federal army.Comment
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Re: Correct Cavalry Boots?
In the federal cavalry boots were the most common option, whether they were issued or purchased.
Take care,
Tom Craig
1st Maine CavalryTom CraigComment
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