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.

This file appears in: Union Colonel Frank Wolford

By Sanders
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…