Hat, Confederate Veteran's - General Richard M. Knox

 
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Hat, Confederate Veteran's - General Richard M. Knox
Hat, Confederate Veteran's - Gen. Richard M. Knox
Hat, Confederate Veteran's - Gen. Richard M. Knox

Hat, Confederate Veteran's - General Richard M. Knox

Object number2010.056.98.3
Date1900-1920
Dimensions4 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 11 in. (11.4 x 24.1 x 27.9 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionConfederate veteran's hat belonging to Gen. Richard M. Knox. Goes with uniform (2010.056.98.1-2)


Knox was born April 25, 1838 in Milan, Tennessee. He served in Co. C of the 1st Mississippi Cavalry. He served under Van Dorn and Forrest and fought in the following battles: Shiloh, Holly Springs, Corinth. According to an 1897 edition of the Confederate Veteran Magazine, he was never wounded or captured but had two horses shot out from under him.

He was one of the founders of the Confederate Home in Little Rock.

He died in Pine Bluff, Arkansas in 1915.
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