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A powder horn carried during the Black Hawk War

Black Hawk War Powder Horn

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An unknown member of Colonel Henry Dodge's militia carried this powder horn in the Black Hawk War during the spring and summer of 1832. Made of a cow horn, this powder horn was used to pour fine black powder into the ignition of a flintlock rifle.

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Black Hawk War Powder Horn. Wisconsin Historical Museum.