The 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry fought and won the Battle of Island Mound, also known as The Battle at Fort Toothman on October 28 & 29, 1862 in Charlotte Township approx. 7.5 miles southwest of Butler. It is said to have been the only . . . — — Map (db m54126) HM WM
In Memory of the Soldiers of the
1st Regiment Kansas Colored Volunteers
who gave their lives in battle May 18, 1863 near Sherwood, Missouri
Henry Aggleson Pvt Co F •
Greene Allen Pvt Co H •
John Booth Pvt Co H •
Edward Cockerell Pvt . . . — — Map (db m116815) WM
On July 17, 1863, at the Battle of Honey Springs, the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteers wrote a stirring page in American history, becoming one of the first Black units of the Civil War to play a key role in a Union victory as Major General James G. . . . — — Map (db m80514) HM