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

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 contributions to Kentucky following the conflict. Duke…