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Powder Horn from Black Hawk War
An unknown member of Colonel Henry Dodge's militia carried this powder horn during the Black Hawk War during the spring and summer of 1832. The militia man may have made the powder horn himself by hollowing out a cow horn, carving a piece of wood to plug the base end of it, and breaking or burning off the tip to create a hole for pouring fine black powder into the ignition pan of his flintlock rifle.
See this powder horn, one of many objects in our Museum's collections. More information about the Black Hawk War can be found in Turning Points.
:: Posted July 28, 2005
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