William R. McKee Sword
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This sword was owned and used by Col. William R. McKee of the 2nd Kentucky Infantry during the Mexican-American War. McKee was Henry Clay, Jr.'s commanding officer and was also killed at the Battle of Buena Vista. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.
This file appears in: Henry Clay, Jr.
Henry Clay, Jr.
Historical Marker #1 in Lexington notes the location of Ashland, the home and estate of Kentucky statesman Henry Clay. Henry Clay, Sr. was born in 1777 in Virginia. The son of a Baptist minister, Henry was the seventh of nine children. Clay worked…