William R. McKee Monument

ID: 690
This file appears in: Mexican War, 1846-48

William Robertson McKee was the colonel of the 2nd Kentucky Infantry Regiment and was killed at the Battle of Buena Vista in February, 1847. Midway, Kentucky, honored him with this monument, placed on July 4, 1847. Courtesy of Tim Talbott.

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…