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Missouri

205 Grant Street
Carthage, MO 64836

Website: www.visitmo.com/carthage-civil-war-museum.aspx

The Battle of Carthage was the first full-scale land battle of the Civil War. The museum features a wall-sized mural of the Battle of Carthage, as well as a video explaining the Civil War in the Ozark Mountains and numerous artifacts and displays.

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