Fort Des Moines - (Jeff Kluever)

Fort Des Moines located in Des Moines Iowa, was the first place in the united states where black men were being trained to be officers in the US Army. Fort Des Moines was also the first place in the United States to train women of all races to be in the military.

I travelled to Des Moines to have a conversation with a Des Moines native Jeff Kluever who is a board member of the now Fort Des Moines Museum and understand the history of Fort Des Moines. Jeff is also a student of civil war.