Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Boot |
Catalog Number |
1969.2 |
Date |
ca. 1860 |
Material(s) |
Leather/Cotton/Twine/Metal |
Dimensions |
H-19.5 W-3.5 D-10.5 inches |
Description |
A pair of cavalry boots made of two-tone russet and dark leather with two white cotton boot straps on either boot. There are metal-pegged heels with eighteen nails in each heel and a leather insole hand-stitched to the bottom of the boot with twine. |
Notes |
Pair of Nineteenth Century cavalry boots alleged to have been worn by one of General John Hunt Morgan's men fighting for the Confederate States Army (CSA) during the American Civil War. |
Collection |
Mrs. Alfred Vernon Hall Collection |
Event |
American Civil War |
People |
Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864 |
Subjects |
Boots Military Uniform |
Search Terms |
American Civil War Cavalry Confederate Army Confederate States of America |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |