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October 29 image battle of island mound missouri state parks

Missouri History Today October 29, 1862: Battle Of Island Mound Sees Black Soldiers In Civil War Combat

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The Missouri and Kansas border was a contentious place during the Civil War. Make your way along the trail at this historic site to view the landscape where African Americans fighting in the Civil War earned their place in Missouri—and national—history.