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15th Kentucky Cavalry, Appalachia, Battle of Middle Creek, Big Sandy Heritage Center Museum, civil war, E. Everett McMurray, Floyd County, history, Kentucky, Pike County, Pikeville, Samuel Duncan

Captain Samuel Duncan, Company A, 15th Kentucky Cavalry. On loan by E. Everett McMurray of Duquoin, IL. 15 May 2019

Pikeville, KY. 15 May 2019

Civil War buttons, Pikeville, KY. 15 May 2019

Pikeville, KY. 15 May 2019

Pikeville, KY. 15 May 2019

.58 caliber 3-ring bullet minie ball from the Middle Creek Battlefield in Floyd County, KY. 15 May 2019
I wonder what kind of sword he’s got there. Definitely not the standard issue M1840 Heavy Cavalry Saber or the M1860 Light Cavalry Saber. It looks older, and European.