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This horseshoe was recovered during the 1990 survey and excavation at the Mine Creek Battlefield by Kansas Historical Society Archeologists and crew. This horseshoe style is called "regular" and is what was used on most horses use to support the hoof. It is complete with a groove, called fullers, that allow for the nail to be driven into the hoof. One nail is present. The horseshoe was cleaned by electrolysis which passes an electrical current through a liquid solution to separate the rust from the artifact. The site was the location where on October 25, 1864 Union and Confederate forces fought one of the largest cavalry battles in the Civil War.
Date: 1864
Item Number: 455831
Call Number: 14LN337-443
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 455831
Collections - Archeology
Date - 1861-1869 - 1864
Military - Equipment - Animals - Horses
Military - Service - Army - Cavalry
Military - Wars - Civil War - Battle of Mine Creek
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Tools & Equipment for Materials - Animal Husbandry - Horseshoe
People - Men
Places - Counties - Linn
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
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