Battle of Westport
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The Battle of Westport was a battle of the American Civil War fought on October 23, 1864, in modern Kansas City, Missouri. Union forces under Major General Samuel R. Curtis decisively defeated an outn
Westport Battlefield
Cannon at Loose Park. Price was said to have watched the battle from a grove of trees here. The "General Tree", long since gone, was a landmark for many years
John Wornall House, which was used by both sides as a hospital
Byram's Ford, site of the 1864 battle
Second Battle of Newtonia
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The Second Battle of Newtonia was fought on October 28, 1864, near Newtonia, Missouri, between cavalry commanded by Major General James G. Blunt of the Union Army and Brigadier General Joseph O. Shelb
Field south of Newtonia, near the eastern edge of the fighting
Christian's gravesite at Newtonia
1865 drawing of Price's Raid