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The First Battle of Lexington (Battle of the Hemp Bales) was fought between September 18-20, 1861 during the American Civil War. Union Army forces battled pro-Confederate Missouri State Guard in Lafayette County, Missouri. The State Guard's victory in this battle bolstered the already-considerable Southern sentiment in the area, and briefly consolidated Missouri State Guard control of the Missouri River Valley in western Missouri.
The Anderson House
* Photo courtesy of William Bechmann (2012)
The Anderson House
* Photo courtesy of William Bechmann (2012)
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