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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
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Title
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Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865, Plate LXVI
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Description
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Composite of 11 small maps of Civil War battles, campaigns, and important locations. Campaign Against Sterling Price, 1864; Osage or Mine Creek, Kansas; Johnson's Island, Ohio Military Prison; Five Forks, Virginia; Westport and Big Blue, Missouri; Westport, Missouri; Newtonia, Missouri; and Charlot, Missouri (aka Shiloh Creek). Maps illustrate Union and Confederate positions, towns, rivers, railroads, and important local landmarks.
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Witness to History
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Description
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Excerpts from John Benton's Hart's recorded recollections of his Civil War experiences as a member of the 11th Kansas Cavalary from October 19-23, 1864. Hart describes a skirmish with Confederate soldiers on October 19th, the Battle of the Little Blue on October 21st, the Battle of the Big Blue on October 22nd, and the Battle of Westport on October 23rd. The author states that Hart's account is now in the posession of his great-grandson and that a more complete version will be published in January of 2015.
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Date
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2014-10-12
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Missouri! One Last Time
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Description
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Article provides a detailed account of of the 1864 attempt by forces under the command of General Sterling Price to retake Missouri for the Confederacy. It includes photographs of military leaders and battle grounds and black and white maps of Price's Missouri Expedition and the Battles of Pilot Knob, Glasgow, and Westport.
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Date
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1991-06
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Object Type
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Magazine
