Hunters of Kentucky, or Half Horse and Half Alligator, circa 1815

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Item

Title

Subject

Kentucky--Militia--poetry

United States--History--War of 1812--poetry

Description

Printed broadside with a woodcut illustration and a poem describing the valor of Kentuckians at the Battle of New Orleans. The illustration pictures a half horse and half alligator as a horse with an alligator tail.

Source

Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky

Publisher

The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky

Date

circa 1815

Rights

No Copyright - United States

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Relation

alf0002

Language

eng

Type

Text

Identifier

Mss. C H

Coverage

19th century

1810s

Text

Collection

First American West, 1750-1820

Citation

“Hunters of Kentucky, or Half Horse and Half Alligator, circa 1815,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 17, 2026, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/5075.

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