Corrected entry: When Tripp lies face-down in a medical tent after the lashing punishment, his shoe is removed to show Col. Shaw his wounded feet from not having decent shoes. But the shoe removed looks perfectly fine, no holes in the sole, etc. Yet Tripp's foot is raw and extremely bloodied! (I can see having some blisters from no socks, but straw or cloth bits prevent that.) Why not treat his foot wounds first rather than placing the shoes back on, then show to Col. Shaw.
KarMarjory
23rd Jan 2017
Glory (1989)
Correction: Yes, thank you, that makes sense. But what I don't understand now is this: why would they place brand-new shoes back on him -someone must have realised that none of the other 54th had brand new shoes (or any at all), but Tripp is allowed to keep this questionable item? Secondly, why place a shoe back on his foot anyway, when his feet required medical attention.
Correction: Trip left the camp to find shoes, which he did. That's why he's wearing undamaged shoes.
They don't appear to be period shoes either, and they are brown.