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Death of Hiram Bledsoe highlighted in Missouri history tribute
This week in Missouri history recalls Captain Hiram Bledsoe a Confederate artillery leader from Kentucky who settled near Lexington and fought under Price and later Beauregard Hood and Johnston His famed Sacramento gun and daring actions earned him lasting monuments and a granite memorial at Chickamauga while his later life was spent on farms and in public service.
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Hiram Bledsoe
Missouri
Floyd C. Shoemaker
Bledsoe
Kentucky
Lexington
Kearney
Mexico
Santa Fe
Chihuahua
Doniphan
Kansas
Plains
Price
Missouri State Guard
Jefferson City
Capitol
Carthage
Rains
Clark
Wightman
Bledoe
Port Hudson
Admiral Dewey
Beauregard
Bragg
Hood
Johnston
Federa
Leuna
Chickamauga
C.S.A
Sacramento
Lafayette County
Pleasant Hill
Cass Country
Cass County
Stone
Kiwanis Club