LEXINGTON — Re-enactors gathered at the Big River Ranch outside of Lexington on Sunday to replay the Battle of the Hemp Bales, which temporarily gained the Missouri Valley for the Confederacy. The re-enactment marked the 150th anniversary of the battle.
Missourians re-enact the Battle of the Hemp Bales on Sunday
Sunday, September 18, 2011 | 6:39 p.m. CDT;
updated 11:20 p.m. CDT, Sunday, September 18, 2011
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