John Anderson: Before the famed 54th Massachusetts marched on to the battlefields of the Civil War, the 1st Regiment Kansas Colored Infantry was the first African-American military regiment to engage the enemy at the Battle of Island Mount near Butler, MO in Bates County.  See the battle through the eyes of one of the soldiers – Lt. Patrick H. Minor.

Reservations at (816) 630-6721.

Location Excelsior Springs Library, 1460 Kearney Road, Excelsior Springs, MO