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COME SHARE THE “KINGDOM’S” 150th

From Kingdom of Callaway Civil War Heritage FULTON, Mo. — Located in the heart of Missouri’s “Little Dixie,” Callaway County and its county seat, Fulton, are rich in Civil War–era history — especially that of the first year of the war, 150 years ago. Today, Callaway’s informational panels are the heart of the Gray Ghosts Trail driving tour. In early 1861, the pro-Confederate Callaway Guards &md…... Read more >

WESTMINSTER COLLEGE PANEL HONORS CIVIL WAR HEROES

FULTON, MO. — At an April 16 ceremony for a new historic informational panel at Westminster College, a pair of keynote speakers will address two kinds of Civil War heroes — the pro-Southern Missouri State Guard soldiers who marched off to war soon after Fort Sumter, and Callaway County slaves who became Union soldiers, thereby earning their freedom. It is the year’s first official Civil War Sesquicentennial event co... Read more >

MISSOURI VALLEY COLLGE DIGS IT

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College Brings World Renowned Archaeologist to Battlefield in Marshall, Missouri
 ST. LOUIS, MO. October 1, 2010 – Dr. Douglas Scott of the University of Nebraska – Lincoln will lead a team of archaeologists in an attempt to uncover evidence pinpointing the scene of a final cavalry charge of the October 13, 1863 Battle of Marshall, which spelled the end of the battle, as well as Confederate General Joseph O. Shelby’s great 1863…... Read more >

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