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U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
Gunsmoke and the sounds of cannon blasts, rifle fire, hoofbeats, clashing swords and marching Union
and Confederate soldiers rise into the autumn sky as the Battle of Belmont is reenacted at Columbus-
Belmont State Park. This battle initiated the opening of the Union campaign to win the strategic Mississippi River.
Public Domain. Kentucky Mississippi River Parkway Commission
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