Wolford Presentation Sword
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Colonel Frank Wolford was presented this sword by the citizens of Garrad County, Kentucky, at a speech given in Lexington in March 1864. During the speech Wolford railed against the Lincoln adminstration and African American enlistments into the Union army. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.
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Union Colonel Frank Wolford
Historical Marker #604 in Adair County commemorates Union Colonel Frank Wolford, a Columbia native who had a controversial military career. Wolford was a vocal opponent of President Abraham Lincoln's policies in Kentucky during the Civil War,…