Hurrah for Missouri!

Missouri established the Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site on October 28^th. At this site, near Butler, a group of recruits from the 1^st Kansas Colored Infantry was attacked on October 28, 1862, with the 1^st Kansas suffering 10 killed; this skirmish is acknowledged to be the first time that African-American troops experienced combat during the Civil War. Although open, the park is under development.