Les bottes de la guerre civile

These cavalry boots are made of hard, dark brown leather and measure 14 inches high, 11 3/4 inches from heel to toe, and 4 3/4 inches wide. The leather exhibits moderate wear and light cracking. Stitching is tight. Boots have pegged layered heals and sewn soles. These were quality boots when new. Circa 1840-65.

During the American Civil War, boots were made upon straight lasts, meaning that each boot was the same and there was no "right" or "left" boot. What may look like a right or left boot in the picture here actually are straight-last boots that conformed to the curvature of the foot when they were broken in. Right and left boots were introduced after the Civil War but were not popular. It took another 50 years before the masses accepted boots made for right and left feet.
Pendant la guerre civile Américaine, les bottes furent fabriquées sur le modèle droit (?), C.A.D. qu'il n'y avait pas de botte droite ou gauche. Ce qui fait que celles-ci ont l'air d'ètre différentes sur cette photo, c'est qu'elles se sont adaptés aux pieds qui les ont portées, et ce sont conformées aux des pieds. Les bottes pour pieds droit et gauche ont étés introduites après la guerre civile, mais is ne furent pas populaires. Il fallut attendre encore 50 ans avant que les masses acceptent les bottes faites spécialement pour chaque pieds.

WELLINGTON STYLE BOOTS

Circa 1840-65. Approximately size 7 and measure 13.5" high. Cotton "pulls" inside each boot with pegged heels & sewn soles. These were quality boots when new. The leather is dark with some minor flaking & crackling. One boot has a small hole in the creases above the ankle. The top fronts have a scallop cut. From a boot collection of some 30 years.

Mais c'est presque les mèmes que les miennes en plus, la première paire! Oui, je sais, "c'est pas la bonne couture", et ragnagna...

CIVIL WAR NAVAL PATTERN BOOTS

Made of black leather, measuring 18" in height, 11.5 from heel to toe, and 4" in width. Characteristic naval pattern stitching at ankle, w/characteristic two piece top w/ double stitched rear seam & boot pulls. Although the leather exhibits moderate wear and light cracking [but no flaking], the leather in general is pliable and in very good shape. Bottom heels and soles of leather w/ the soles of both missing numerous hobnails, especially along the sides. Else VG & quite impressive. Great display boots.

CIRCA 1850'S CIVILIAN BOOTS

This is a very good condition pair of pre-Civil War era Wellington style civilian leather boots. The basic boot is made from three patterns, two sides and a front. The sole and heel are attached to the boot by wooden nails. The inside of the heel is reinforced by a piece of leather sewn to the inside. Each sole and heel has a series of dots stamped onto it that appear to be IIX. Each boot has two taps sewn to the top to assist in pulling the boot on the foot. They are 15 ¾ inches high and from the toe to the back of the heel is 13 inches. The leather has age cracks and a few minor flaking spots but it still remains soft and flexible.

Unusual Civil War Black Boots, only 2 pair known


A very seldom seen pair of civil war boots with iron rivet construction and pegged soles. This is one of only two pair I have ever seen or heard about in the past 40 years of collecting. It has been debated as to the reason of using this method of construction. No sewing or cobbler available as you might find in the South? A faster method to fill mass orders or a new patent model or prototype of new methods? Your guess is as good as ours but we know they are very rare. Even the pull-up straps are attached with iron rivets.There are 21 rivets down each side and not evenly spaced. The pull-up straps are attached by 2 rivets each. One strap is missing. The soles are entirely pegged and have seen a lot of use. They have been re-soled during the period and would be in need at this point again. These just seem to talk but I can't make out exactly what they want said. A very rare chance to own a super scarce pair of footwear of the civil war period.

CONFEDERATE CAVALRY OFFICERS BOOTS.
These are, without question, the finest pair of Cavalry Boots I have ever laid eyes on, on the open market. They are simply outstanding and remarkably, also identified. These are the type of boots often associated with high-ranking officers, primarily of the Cavalry. J.E.B. Stuart and John S. Moseby immediately come to mind when looking at them. I have never seen a better quality pair of boots. Their cotton straps are fully intact, they are lined with red Moroccan leather and show embossing on the knee-tops. The heals are of hard-wood and fabricated to the soles with with square nails. There are 2 tags affixed to the boot-straps. One obviously a museum or collection tag with cat. number, and the other an ID tag relating to the original owner, Lt. Obadiah Dean - 3rd Georgia Cavalry. I doubt you'll find any better for many years.

Civil War Period Childs Leather Boots - The boots are 9" high in the front, 6" long from toe to heel, wood shoe pegs can still be seen center bottom. The boots have some post war repairs, one leather boot pull is separated, leather is very good overall with honest wear.

A pair of square-toed Civil War officer's boots, black leather with subdued stitched pattern on each side. Calf and toe regions of boot composed in two different pieces of leather and are fastened together in the ankle region. Sole is stitched to body of boot and the heel is nailed in.

A pair of Civil War period boots, black leather with typical square toes with pronounced raised, crested tops terminating in inverted "V". Constructed with a two-piece upper with separate front/top section and vertical seams running top to bottom. Lined with separate pieces of thin brown leather, complete with leather pull straps looping over sides and sewn inside. Leather soles are stitched and nailed with heels nailed.

Et voici encore un modèle d'officier:



peu communes ces bottes, avec des airs de "à la hussarde" ou "à la soubarov" avec ses soufflets spécifiques qui dépassent l'aisance de la cheville, et affirme une découpe peu commune spécifique à la cavalerie légère

Union Cavalryman's boots

On peut donc dire que pour les bottes, toutes les formes et tout les types sont bons.

Non pas tout à fait

La forme de la tige est importante: les bottes à la Saumur ne sont absolument pas bonne, les bottes russes 1940 idem, les coutures des tiges étant latérales et rarement le long du mollet, même si elles existaient à l'époque

La botte la plus répandues est quand même la botte américaine en deux pièces, le renforts de talon surcousu n'étant pas dans l'immense majorité d'époque

L'empeigne n'a généralement pas de découpe sur le coup de pied puisqu'elle fait "une" avec la partie antérieure de la tige

les santiags ne sont pas correctes, les bottes antérieures à l'empire ne sont pas conseillées, et en plus il faut:

- différencier la silhouette individuelle d'un reconstituteur
- et l'image représentative collective d'un groupe de reconstituteurs

Si tous le monde porte des bottes exceptionnelles, cela ne retranscrit en rien l'ambiance de l'époque: c'est pour cela que l'on tolère pour les nouvelles recrues des écarts, mais nous demandons aux anciens de prendre de la botte américaine typique : 2 pièces, pas de découpe de coup de pied

Pour le 5ièm US la botte règlementaire est de rigueur, surtout pour un régiment d'engagé

VOICI DE MEILLEURES PHOTOS:

Des bottes assez communes :

Bottes d'officier confédéré :

Bottes d'officier yankee :

HA ! la classe, pour nous les fédéraux d'autres infos ( photos ) censeur pour les gars...

Boots worn by Captain John Stroman (Charleston, SC), made by Charleston tailor, boot, and shoemaker John Meityfer at no. 96 Meeting Street. Charleston Museum.
 

Two Pairs Civil War Period Boots



First pair infantry type boots, 12” high, black leather, surprisingly large with typical Civil War square toes. Constructed with a two-piece upper with vertical seam on each side, running from the front heel to top. Lined with brown leather and complete with leather pull straps attached inside. Leather heels and soles are wooden pegged and show wear, but are not worn through. G overall. Second pair a non-regulation pattern, 14” high, of black leather in larger size with typical square toes. Three piece uppers are made with a separate 6” piece of softer leather at the front/top section. This piece rises slightly in the front to form a rounded crest. These sections are more worn and wrinkled than the rest of the boots. The rest of the leather is strong, just showing honest wear and use. Pieces of fabric pull straps remain stitched inside boot tops. The leather heels are nailed, while the soles are stitched. One boot has been half-soled to repair a worn spot. There is a 1" crack across the vamp of one boot, about G overall. Oral provenance relates that these were worn by a Michigan soldier.