Charge of the Kentucky Cavalry

ID: 661
This file appears in: Buena Vista Furnace

This print depicts a romanticized version of the charge of Kentucky cavalry at the Battle of Buena Vista. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

This file appears in: Buena Vista Furnace

By Daniel Burge
Historical Marker #1010 in Boyd County notes the location of the Buena Vista Furnace. Established in 1847, it was named for the Mexican-American War battle fought that same year. U.S. and Mexican…