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