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Ottumwa Civil War Roundtable

Freedom Will Be Theirs by the Sword

The Battle of New Market Heights

On September 29, 1864, fourteen Black men earned the Medal of Honor for their actions charging Confederate earthworks outside Richmond, Virginia, leaving hundreds of their own dead and wounded on the field. Learn the stories of former slaves and freemen who fought valiantly for a country that did not yet consider them citizens.

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Woodland Cemetery Civil War Tour

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May 9

Woodland Cemetery Civil War Tour (Private Event for Drake OLLIE Class)