Daisy Bates:A journalist and activist, Bates played a crucial role in integrating Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. She mentored the “Little Rock Nine” and fought against racial injustice. James M
The regiment first moved to Missouri, scouting on the borders of Kansas, and in February 1862, drove the infamous William Quantrill from the town of Independence. In the summer it served in the Indian Territory, and in the fall joined General Blunt's campaign in Arkansas and Missouri, fightin...