In October 1862, a group of formerly enslaved and vastly outnumbered African American troops soundly defeated Confederate guerrilla fighters during the Battle at Island Mound in Bates County, Missouri.
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In October 1862, a group of formerly enslaved and vastly outnumbered African American troops soundly defeated Confederate guerrilla fighters during the Battle at Island Mound in Bates County, Missouri.