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Title
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Westport Battle Reunion
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Description
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Unframed reprint of a black and white photograph (10 x 24 in.) of the reunion at the 61st anniversary of the Battle of Westport. Unidentified men, women and children are posed standing in front of the Westport Library, formerly the Allen Library, at 118 Westport Road in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Date
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1925-10-23
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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First Black Army Officer to Lead All Black Unit in Civil War Re-Enacted at Battle of Westport
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Description
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Article states that storyteller and historian John R. Anderson portrayed the figure of Lieutenant Patrick H. Minor of the Douglas Battery, U.S. Colored Light Artillery, the first African-American officer to lead an all black unit during the Civil War, during the Battle of Westport reenactment on October 23-23, 2014. Minor's participation in the battle is summarized.
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Date
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2014-10-31
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
