Castro-Metcalfe Duel

Castro-Metcalfe Duel (HM2IHM)

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N 38° 45.284', W 83° 53.608'

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(Casto-Metcalfe Duel)

On the Ohio River shore near here
one of the last duels fought in
Kentucky under the "code duello"
took place on May 8, 1862 between
William T. Castro, former Maysville
mayor, and Col. Leonidas Metcalfe,
U. S. Army, Son of former Governor
Thomas Metcalfe. Colts rifles were
used at 60 yards. On-the first
fire Castro was mortally wounded.
Metcalfe was not hit.

The duel climaxed
a bitter Civil War episode. In
Oct. 1861, Metcalfe was ordered
to arrest 7 men including Castro
for aiding the Confederates. They
were sent north to Union prisons;
all were later released, Castro in
Feb, 1862. His belief that Col.
Metcalte was responsible for
arrest led Castro to challenge him
to duel which ended his own life.
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HM NumberHM2IHM
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Year Placed1966
Placed ByKentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, July 7th, 2019 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 248563 N 4293535
Decimal Degrees38.75473333, -83.89346667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 45.284', W 83° 53.608'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 45' 17.04" N, 83° 53' 36.48" W
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