Knife

Object/Artifact

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Hancock Historical Museum

Name/Title

Knife

Entry/Object ID

71.014.649

Description

Silver handled bowie knife - capture piece belonging to Jesse W. Fox - blade has writing "JW Fox". Jesse W. Fox enlisted at the age of 18 on May 2, 1864 and mustered out with the company on September 4, 1864, after serving 100 days in the 162nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry (OVI) also known as the 162 Ohio National Guard. They were ordered into Kentucky to assist in repelling John Morgan. The regiment arrived in Covington the day after Morgan's defeat at Cynthiana.

Collection

Civil War

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Knife, Bowie

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Knife, Hunting

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Knife

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Knife, Weapon

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Edged Weapons

Nomenclature Class

Multiple Use T&E for Materials

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology