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Bloody Island was a sandbar or "towhead" (river island) in the Mississippi River, opposite St. Louis, Missouri, which became densely wooded and a rendezvous for duelists because it was considered "neutral" and not under Missouri or Illinois control.

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  • Bloody Island was a sandbar or "towhead" (river island) in the Mississippi River, opposite St. Louis, Missouri, which became densely wooded and a rendezvous for duelists because it was considered "neutral" and not under Missouri or Illinois control. (en)
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  • The neutral ground, between Illinois and Missouri, of many notorious duels in the 19th Century, including Thomas Hart Benton and Charles Lucas. It’s also in St. Clair County in Illinois. (en)
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  • Thomas Hart Benton and Charles Lucas, both wounded in first duel Charles Lucas, killed in second duel Joshua Barton, killed Thomas Biddle vs. Spencer Darwin Pettis, both killed Benjamin Gratz Brown, wounded (en)
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  • Bloody Island.jpg (en)
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  • Bloody Island (en)
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  • Thomas Hart Benton vs. Charles Lucas Joshua Barton vs. Thomas C. Rector Thomas Biddle vs. Spencer Darwin Pettis Benjamin Gratz Brown vs. Thomas C. Reynolds (en)
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  • Notable Bloody Island duelists (en)
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  • Bloody Island was a sandbar or "towhead" (river island) in the Mississippi River, opposite St. Louis, Missouri, which became densely wooded and a rendezvous for duelists because it was considered "neutral" and not under Missouri or Illinois control. (en)
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  • Bloody Island (Mississippi River) (en)
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  • Bloody Island (en)
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