The Thermopylae of the West NICOLE ETCHESON How an outgunned Union force turned back the Confederate invasion of Missouri. September 29, 2014 at 4:00AM http://nyti.ms/1rnMia7 The New York Times Opinion Civil War (US) (1861-65)

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