Soldier Housewife

ID: 689
This file appears in: Mexican War, 1846-48

This sewing kit, known to the soldiers as a “housewife,” was used by Kentucky soldier Benjamin D. Allan, to make clothing repairs. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Mexican War, 1846-48

By Daniel Burge
Historical Marker #964 in Paducah highlights the service of Kentucky’s soldiers during the Mexican-American War. The U.S.-Mexican War began over a boundary dispute. In 1845, the United States…