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Battle · Trans-Mississippi
Battle of Westport
October 23, 1864 · Kansas City, Missouri
Battle Ground of Westport, Oct 23 64 · Hinton, Rebel Invasion of Missouri and Kansas (1865) · public domain
Narrative
Commanders
At a glance
Outcome
1
The last invasion
Price Comes North
With the Confederacy nearly out of options, Sterling Price (South) marches an army up through Missouri to shake the North before the 1864 election. Two Union forces close on him from opposite directions.
2
The morning fight
Brush Creek
Trapped between two rivers, Price throws his weight against Curtis (North). Shelby (South) nearly breaks through, until a farmer shows Curtis a ravine around the flank and Pleasonton (North) forces the Big Blue behind him.
3
The pursuit
The Long Road South
The last Confederate invasion of the war collapses into a running rout. Mine Creek wrecks the rear guard, the army melts away, and the war west of the Mississippi is over as a contest of armies.
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