Ranger Sarah with a closer look at the Battle of Island Mound Memorial. You can read the Memorial, and other signs Ranger Sarah visited at https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=60581
- at Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site

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Ranger Sarah at the Battle of Island Mound Memorial. Read the Memorial at https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=60581
- at Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site

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Ranger Sarah hikes the last portion of the Courage Trail. t the end of the battle, the Kansas regiment had eight soldiers killed and 11 wounded. The rebels had pulled out, leaving supplies and livestock behind.
- at Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site

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Ranger Sarah learns about the Toothman Farm and the notorious rebel family. Read the sign at https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=60584
- at Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site

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Ranger Sarah found a Wild American Persimmons tree (Diospyros virginiana) along the trail. When reinforcements arrived from Fort Africa, the rebel horsemen retreated over the top of Island Mound.
— at Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site.

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Ranger Sarah takes in the view of the prairie grasses. The rebel horsemen carried shotguns, pistols and sabers and outnumbered the Black troops 6 to 1. The Black soldiers fought back fiercely, using their bayonets and rifle butts.
— at Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site.

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Ranger Sarah hikes into a nice shady spot. On the southern slope of Island Mound, with the prairie on fire all around them, the two groups engaged in hand-to-hand battle.
— at Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site.

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Ranger Sarah learns how the prairie fire effected the battle. 130 rebel horsemen emerged from the woods bordering the Marias-des-Cygnes River, forcing the Black detachment to retreat toward Island Mound.
— at Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site.

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