Ranger Sarah has arrived at Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site. This 1862 minor skirmish has national significance because it was the first time Black soldiers engaged in combat during the Civil War.
— 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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