Object Details
- wearer
- Thompson, Gilbert
- Description
- To keep its troops marching, the Union bought millions of brogan-type leather shoes, such as this pair, from a legion of contractors utilizing new sewing and pegging machines. These shoes, issued to a U.S. Army engineer, served as models for those on a statue of General William T. Sherman near the White House in Washington, D.C.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Amy Greer Thompson
- ID Number
- AF.12761
- catalog number
- 12761
- accession number
- 53564
- Object Name
- shoes, pair of
- Other Terms
- shoes, pair of; Man; Army; Enlisted Man
- Physical Description
- leather (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 in x 4 in x 10 in; 12.7 cm x 10.16 cm x 25.4 cm
- associated place
- United States: District of Columbia, Washington
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Civil War
- Military
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Civil War
- Shoe
- Record ID
- nmah_439665
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-5e73-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
