Frontier Military
Travel through time, visiting multiple forts along the Frontier Military Historic Byway. Originally built to move soldiers and supplies, the Military Trail has watched American history unfold.
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Mound City saw its beginnings dating back to 1855, six years before Kansas became a state in 1861. During the civil war, Mound City played a key role, acting as a quasi-borderland between Union and Confederate forces fighting in Kansas City to the northeast.
The city was formally attacked by confederate soldiers from Missouri seeking to raid supplies in 1864. Mound City is also roughly 5 miles from the famous Battle of Mine Creek, which ended up being a strategic victory for Union forces in Kansas, and finally drove the Confederates back into Missouri.
In modern times, the site where the Battle of Mine Creek took place is now a historic site. The city is also very close to the Frontier Military Historic Byway, the longest Byway in Kansas!
Travel through time, visiting multiple forts along the Frontier Military Historic Byway. Originally built to move soldiers and supplies, the Military Trail has watched American history unfold.
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