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Col. Frank Wolford: Commemorating a Worthy Man with a sculpture in Columbia Series of forums start July 7th and public participation is invited By Vonnie Kolbenschlag Colonel Frank Lane Wolford is considered by many to be theoutstanding Kentuckian in the Civil War because of his bravery,leadership, devotion to his men of the 1st Kentucky Cavalry, and hisstaunch stand for the principles he believed in. A strong Unionist, Wolford, a skilled lawyer and veteran of theMexican War, could not stand the thought of the United States dividedinto separate countries. Kentucky had voted overwhelmingly againstsecession, but wanted to remain neutral. Wolford saw the need toorganize troops for the defense of the state. Wolfrod then helped recruit men to form the U.S. 1st Kentucky Cavalryat Camp Dick Robinson in Garrard County in 1861. Shortly afterward hewas made the commander of the regiment, which grew to 12 companiescomposed of approximately 100 men each. The men came from the southcentral part of Kentucky and were known as "Wolford's Men."Detachments of the 1st fought at Camp Wildcat, Mill Springs,Perryville, Dutton's Hill, and numerous other battles and skirmishes.They guarded supply lines and arms shipments. July 3, 1863, John Hunt Morgan came through Columbia On July 3, 1863, John Hunt Morgan came through Columbia on his GreatRaid. Only a limited number of the 1st was present, but came togetherat Lebanon and pursued Morgan's Raiders with Wolford in the lead,until Morgan's surrender in Ohio. Series of forums at Lindsey Wilson College There will be a series of forums at Lindsey Wilson College on July 7,19; August 9, 23, and Septembr 6, at 7:00 p.m., central time, at theSlider Humanities Building. The purpose of the forums is to discusswith sculptor Tim Smith, the proposed stone sculpture of the 1stKentucky cavalry with Wolford in the lead. Smith wants to hearstories that have been passed down about the Civl War. He wants totell you how he hopes to portray the 1st through the sculpture whichis proposed to be set on the hillside of the City Cemetery, visiblefrom KY 55 North along the John Hunt Morgan Trail, and get your inputand suggestions. Please bring photographs that pertain to the CivilWar. We can bring together a highly qualified sculptor and Civil War hero,who, after the war, was elected to both state and Federal governmentpositions. Wolford is buried in the Columbia City Cemetery. The forums are free and open to the public. High school studentsinterested in the sculpting process are invited to attend and learnabout sculpting by participating as the work processes. This story was posted on 2005-07-04 12:28:18
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