POW Locket

ID: 1551
This file appears in: Gen. Basil W. Duke

This locket was sent from Whitney Meglone to his sister Mary Meglone on July 4, 1864, while he was a prisoner of war at Camp Douglas, Chicago, Illinois. Whitney Meglone served with Basil Duke's 2nd Kentucky Cavalry. Courtesy of Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Gen. Basil W. Duke

By McKenzie Martin
Historical Marker #1861 in Scott County remembers General Basil W. Duke, best known for his service to the Confederacy during the Civil War, but also his significant political and literary…