This life-size bronze statue honors the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry, which was the first uniformed all Black American unit to fight in the Civil War. The unit fought in the October 1862 Battle of Island Mound, also known as the Battle of Fort Toothman.
Contact Information
7 West Ohio Street
Butler, MO 64730
Phone: 660-679-3380
Location Type
Interpretive Signs
Monument
Site Info
Wheel Chair Accessible
