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Civil War Stars and Stripes Staff

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The Union Soldiers of 1861 The First Stars & Stripes Staff The Publishers: When Union forces occupied Bloomfield, Missouri, in November 1861, creating the very first edition of The Stars and Stripes required more than just a printing press—it required experienced tradesmen who understood the business of news. Benson T. Atherton and Charles M. Edwards

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History of the Museum

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When the idea of a museum of national stature was proposed to be located in Bloomfield, Missouri, many asked, “Why Bloomfield?” Ken Zumwalt, an editor who served on six editions of the Stars and Stripes after WWII, said, “Why not Bloomfield?” While others suggested that such an important tribute to history should be located in our nation’s

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