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The St. Louis Germans Set Out To Free Missouri

Originally Posted August 3, 2011 by Patrick Young, Esq. Missouri was in a state of civil war even before the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter. Pro-Confederate…

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The Germans Save St. Louis for the Union

  Originally Posted May 6, 2011 by Patrick Young, Esq. Missouri was a border state. That meant that it was a slave state lying between…

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56th USCT Honored in St. Louis for Service During Civil War and Reconstruction

Last Friday the SUV held a memorial ceremony in St. Louis honoring the men of the 56th United States Colored Troops (56th USCT). The 56th…

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Annual Ulysses S. Grant Symposium at Soldiers’ Memorial Military Museum St. Louis July 23, 2022

July 23, 2022 is when the 9th Annual Ulysses S. Grant Symposium is being held at the Soldiers’ Memorial Military Museum in downtown St. Louis….

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On April 27 Visit Grant’s St. Louis Home White Haven for His Bicentennial Birthday

At White Haven, Ulysses S. Grant’s home in St. Louis from 1854 to 1859, a commemoration of his 200th Birthday will take place on April…

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