Ceremony at square marks battle anniversary

11:05 PM,
Jan. 8, 2013

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William Piston, a Missouri State University history professor, stood in Park Central Square in front of about 100 people at noon today and said he wanted people to understand one thing:

"I want you to have a sense of the history of the ground you are standing on," he said.

During the ceremony, which unveiled one of a dozen new historic markers to commemorate The Battle of Springfield, which took place 150 years ago today, Piston said Park Central Square would have been a very active place - not only during the battle, but all through The Civil War. ...