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For the most part that is true, but there is one famous case of a war profiteer who made shoes out of cardboard. When he was caught at his fraud, he tried to excuse himself by saying his his contract was for boots that went to the cavalry.
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∙ 12y agoMany of them got none.
The location of the Battle of Gettysburg had a lot to do with a nearby boot-and-shoe factory that the Confederates wanted to raid, to equip their men.
By the time of Appomattox, most of Lee's men were barefoot (and starving).
It is a curiosity that a pair of Civil War boots did not have a left and a right. They were identical, and you walked them into shape.
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Did the soldiers in the civil war eat their shoes?
yes
How many soldiers were blinded during the civil war?
there were 10 blinded soldiers during the civil war
Soldiers diet through out the civil war?
what was the civil war diet? *
Why did the union soldiers of the American Civil War west blue?
that was the color of the American soldiers prior to the civil war
What did civil war soldier's uniforms look like?
Confederate soldiers wore gray frocks, pants. and shoes and the Union the same, but blue. :)
Did the soldiers in the civil war eat their shoes?
yes
Did soldiers fight in the Civil War?
Yes, soldiers fought in the Civil War. Sadly, that is the fact of war.
When was Civil War Soldiers Museum created?
Civil War Soldiers Museum was created in 1991.
What was the role of the soldiers of the civil war in the civil war?
The same as white soldiers, to shoot and be shot at.
What did soldiers do for entertainment in the Civil War?
in the civil war the soldiers didnt get to do anything for enteertainment they had to fight a lot
How many soldiers were blinded during the civil war?
there were 10 blinded soldiers during the civil war
What is brogans?
The shoes soldiers wore during the Civil War. They are ankle-high, rough side out, square toed leather shoes. Traditionally, there was no left or right foot, they were interchangeable.
What are brogans?
The shoes soldiers wore during the Civil War. They are ankle-high, rough side out, square toed leather shoes. Traditionally, there was no left or right foot, they were interchangeable.
Soldiers diet through out the civil war?
what was the civil war diet? *
Why did the union soldiers of the American Civil War west blue?
that was the color of the American soldiers prior to the civil war
What did civil war soldier's uniforms look like?
Confederate soldiers wore gray frocks, pants. and shoes and the Union the same, but blue. :)
What were civil war soldiers belongings?
ANSWER They were "citizen-soldiers".
