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	Battle of Westport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Westport, sometimes referred to as the "Gettysburg of Missouri," was fought on October 23, 1864, in present-day Kansas City, Missouri, during the American Civil War.
		Westport (which is now within the boundaries of present-day Kansas City) was already a historic city by the time Union and Confederate forces clashed there in 1864.
		The Battle of Westport was one of the largest battles west of the Mississippi River, with over 30,000 troops involved and roughly 1,500 casualties on both sides.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Westport (721 words)

	Encyclopedia: Battle of Westport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The Battle of Independence II was a battle of the American Civil War, occurring on October 22, 1864 in Jackson County, Missouri.
		Battle of Mine Creek or Battle of the Osage Conflict American Civil War Date October 25, 1864 Place Linn County, Kansas Result Union victory The Battle of Mine Creek,also known as the Battle of the Osage was a calvary battle taking place in Kansas during the American Civil War.
		The Battle of Newtonia II was a battle of the American Civil War, occurring on October 28, 1864 in Newton County, Missouri.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-of-Westport (2336 words)

	Westport, Kansas City, Missouri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Westport was the name of a town in Missouri, along the Missouri River near Kansas City, Missouri.
		During the Civil War, there were many skirmishes between pro- and anti-slavery groups in the area, including the Battle of Westport in October 1864.
		The present-day Westport neighborhood is known as a center of entertainment and nightlife (including blues music) in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Westport,_Kansas_City,_Missouri (210 words)

	Western People: Preview: Westport ready for battle of the ‘underdogs’ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Westport United, semi-finalists of the Statoil F.A.I. Junior Cup 2004-2005, are home to Fanad United in the Carlsberg FAI Senior Cup first round next Sunday with kick off at 2.30pm in the Sports Park.
		It is a chance for Westport to show off their talents at the highest level of Irish soccer against a side that won the FAI Intermediate Cup in 1978 and 1995.
		Westport will be hoping their own underdog reputation serves as an advantage as victory would ensure a potential lucrative date with an Eircom League club, and that in itself may well motivate the players to new heights.
	www.westernpeople.ie /news/story.asp?j=24828 (437 words)

	NewStandard: 4/16/98
		WESTPORT -- The battle for the state's Republican party gubernatorial nomination is spilling over locally with a feud between two notable Republicans that could be decided by the State Ethics Commission.
		Thomas Costello, chairman of the Westport Republican Town Committee, has sent a letter to the ethics committee complaining about what he termed "strong-arm tactics" by Westport resident Louis Cabral, who works for the Massachusetts Port Authority.
		The two positions were to be filled before the end of last year, said the source, who called the feud a battle between generations and the future of the town's political voice.
	www.s-t.com /daily/04-98/04-16-98/a02lo021.htm (527 words)

	Read about Battle of Westport at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Battle of Westport and learn about Battle of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The Battle of Westport, sometimes referred to as the "Gettysburg of Missouri" was a battle of the
		Suffering a setback at the Battle of Fort Davidson, Confederate troops in Sterling Price's Army of Missouri had enjoyed a successful campaign, steadily driving back Union forces.
		The Battle of Westport was one of the largest battles west of the
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Battle_of_Westport (633 words)

	Experience Kansas City - Westport: Where The West Began
		Before the issues of the war between the states were finally laid to rest, the Battle of Westport, referred to as the Gettysburg of the West, was fought and ended the Civil War in the West.
		One tour, the Battle of Westport tour, is a driving tour which incorporates 23 markers/monuments symbolizing the historic battle throughout the area.
		Westport was the last eastern portal of the western trails and remained so longer than any of its predecessors.
	www.experiencekc.com /westport.html (1659 words)

	Home, Sweet Battlefront - The Wornall House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Often referred to as the Gettysburg of the West, the October 1864 battle was, by troop numbers, the Civil War’s largest land assault west of the Mississippi River.
		Westport was a young town then, a bustling frontier community of American Indians, fur trappers, steamboat captains, and settlers.
		In a battle in which each side lost approximately five hundred men, an attack so fierce it left the area in complete Union control and ended the border warfare of Quantrill and fellow rebel guerilla “Bloody Bill” Anderson, the Wornall house was spared.
	www.missourilife.com /home019.shtml (1436 words)

	Tours of Historic Westport
		The map, restored in 1989 by the Daughters of Old Westport, now is on display in an area of the Missouri Valley Special Collections on the 3rd floor of the Kansas City Public Library.
		Westport was the last eastern portal of the western trails and remained so longer than any of its predecessors including Independence.
		During the Battle of Westport on the morning of October 23, 1864, Union Major General Samuel Ryan Curtis had his field command post at the Harris House Hotel.
	www.westporthistorical.org /tours.html (3197 words)

	Kansas City - Wikipedia
		History The settlement began life in 1834 as a dock on the Missouri River to land supplies for Westport, initially called Westport Landing.
		During the Civil War there were many skirmishes between pro- and anti-slavery groups and the the Battle of Westport October 21-23, 1864, where the Union army routed the Confederates.
		The City was connected to the telegraph system in 1858, to the railway in 1864 (with a bridge crossing the river in 1869) and the first aircraft landed at the Municipal Airport in 1927.
	nostalgia.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kansas_City (324 words)

	Westport Corps of Engineers Half Moon Bay South Jetty
		Westport's beaches have changed dramatically since the Harbor jetties were completed in the early 1900s.
		In 1994, the Corps dumped 600,000 cubic yards of dredged material into the neck of land separating Half Moon Bay from the ocean after the sandspit was washed away in a savage winter storm late in 1993.
		Westport City Administrator Randy Lewis rejected Burkle's suggestion - which was supported by representatives from the Friends of Grays Harbor and the Washington State Parks Department.
	www.crcwater.org /issues14/20030318erosion.html (966 words)

	pitch.com \| News \| Bully Clubs
		As of the annual Westport Art Fair, the city's sodden entertainment district returns to some sense of maturity -- but only after the police, spurred by the Westport Merchants Association and city hall overseers, roust out a few thousand fl teenagers.
		Westport merchants, elected officials and bar talkers all over town know that the cops were being cautious with their curfew because using it on a crowd of fl kids looks mighty white.
		Westport may even reap some financial rewards from fl kids' lack of fun alternatives.
	www.pitch.com /issues/2001-09-13/janovy.html (634 words)

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		"The Battle of Pilot Knob." CWTI 2 (Jun 1964): pp.
		"The Battle of Westport." CWTI 5 (Jul 1966): pp.
		Westport National Military Park: Hearings Before the...Sixty-ninth Congress, First Session on S. 2479: A Bill to Declare a Portion of the Battle Field of Westport, in the State of Missouri...February 19, 1926.
	www.ibiblio.org /pub/academic/history/marshall/military/mil_hist_inst/c/cw64w7.asc (310 words)

	Westport
		This attack was a ruse because the rest of Shelby’s men flanked Blunt’s hasty defenses, forcing the Federals to retire to Westport.
		"The Battle of Westport was the largest battle fought west of the Mississippi River.
		Like Gettysburg, the Battle of Westport was a failed Confederate attempt to sever Union territory at the point of attack.
	freepages.military.rootsweb.com /~firstmsmcavalry/missouricavalry/westport.htm (463 words)

	Battle of Westport - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Battle of Westport - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Battle of Westport contains research on
		Battle of Westport, Westport, Price's Missouri Expedition, The Battle, Results, Reference, Battles of Price's Missouri Expedition of the American Civil War, Union victories of the American Civil War and Missouri history.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Battle_of_Westport (709 words)

	Westport Historical Society
		Westport is in the heart of Kansas City, with a beat that is truly its own.
		The society also researches the Battle of Westport, a major battle fought west of the Mississsippi during the Civil War.
		So the Westport Historical Society actively preserves the unique moment in history of the great Westward Migration by sharing the stories of how Kansas City began and by educating the greater Kansas City community of Westport's role in the shaping of America.
	www.westporthistorical.org (731 words)

	The Civil War, Slavery, and Reconstruction in Missouri
		Battle of Wilson's Creek is covered in chapter 8, pp.301-331 and chapter 9, pp.331-363.
		A fictional romance between Nancy Sheppherd and Michael Blade set in 1861 with the Battle of Wilson's Creek and the divisions of family and friends in SW Missouri as a backdrop.
		The Battle of the Blue of the Second Regiment K.S.M., October 22,1864: The Fight, the Captivity, the Escape as Remembered by Survivors and Commemorated by the Gage Monument at Topeka, Kansas.
	library.puc.edu /heritage/bib-civilwarmissouri.html (11530 words)

	Mine Creek site photos
		Battle of Mine Creek Visitor Center The photographs here were taken on October 25, 2002-the 138th anniversary of the battle.
		Although the weather was clear on the day of the battle one might expect that the foliage seen in these photos was similar to that at the time of the engagement.
		Completed in 1998, the Mine Creek Visitor Center helps preserve for history this often overlooked battle which is actually one of the largest cavalry engagements of the Civil War as well as a battle remembered for it's intense hand to hand combat.
	www.civilwaralbum.com /misc/kansas_minecreek1.htm (429 words)

	The Battle of Westport
		This was the largest battle west of the Mississippi in terms of men involved and lasted for three days (this scenario covers the third day).
		Battle reports and suggested changes to me or the list.
		The battle starts with the Union 0630 turn and ends with the Confederate 1330 turn.
	pease1.sr.unh.edu /FnF/scenarios/Westport (1207 words)

	DAR Marker Location in Kansas 1915 Survey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		When Kansas City had placed markers in prominent historical parts of old Westport, the Kansas DAR put a marker on the part of the old Westport which was in Kansas.
		Westport was the outfitting place for the long trip.
		Its history is an eventful one, the chief event being the battle of Westport in 1864.
	www.stjohnks.net /santafetrail/research/darmarkers1915.html (3168 words)

	New Santa Fe Historical Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The autumn witnessed the largest Civil War engagement fought west of the Mississippi River at the Battle of Westport.
		The cavalry action around Westport, Missouri, during the autumn of 1864, was part of a Confederate raid that exceeded any Civil War cavalry raid.
		After the battle, General Price and his troops in retreat followed the military road south from Westport to the sleepy little village of Little Santa Fe, Missouri.
	www.octa-trails.org /newsantafe/Howard.htm (382 words)

	Samuel J. Reader
		With a company of Topeka men, Reader fought in the Battle of Westport and the Battle of the Big Blue in Kansas City.
		During his lifetime, Samuel Reader was best known for his drawings and paintings of the Battle of the Big Blue and other Civil War experiences.
		Reader drew and painted pictures of the battle in his diary and autobiography and on canvas.
	www.kshs.org /portraits/reader_samuel_j.htm (336 words)

	2NIGHTinKANSASCITY : SEARCH NIGHTLIFE
		Westport is a rite of passage in more ways than one.
		The Battle of Westport, referred to as the Gettysburg of the West, was fought during the 1860’s.
		Next door is the Westport Beach Club replete with three sand volleyball courts and an outdoor deck with DJ and drink specials.
	www.2nightinkansascity.com /nightlife.php (354 words)

	The Battle of Westport
		The engagement at Westport marked the end of a disappointing but ambitious Confederate raid into Missouri, and was the end of the line for Price’s Raid as an offensive mission.
		Curtis had established strong defensive lines and during a 4-hour battle, the Confederates hurled themselves at the Union forces but to no avail.
		Westport was the decisive battle of Price’s Raid, and from this point on the Confederates were at best retreating, at worst fleeing.
	www.mycivilwar.com /battles/641023a.htm (583 words)

	Westport
		Westport was the end of the line for Price’s Raid as an offensive mission.
		Many prisoners were wearing pieces of Union uniform, and Pleasanton’s US troopers tended to hang or shoot these “bandits” while the Kansas Militia was more lenient with its prisoners, probably because they themselves were not in uniform.
		Westport was the decisive battle of Price’s Raid, and from this point on the Rebels were at best retreating, at worst fleeing.
	ehistory.osu.edu /world/BattleView.cfm?BID=171 (436 words)

	175 Years of Jackson County, Missouri, History in a Nutshell
		Westport was platted in 1835 by John Calvin McCoy.
		Westport had its own landing on the Missouri River, connected to the town by a road that was later named Broadway.
		In 1862, the Battles of Independence and Lone Jack both ended in Confederate victories and short-lived Confederate domination in Jackson County.
	jchs.org /175th%20Anniversary_files/175%20Year%20History%20in%20a%20Nutshell.htm (2255 words)

	THE BATTLE
		If not for his untimely death at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek, Lyon may very well have led Missouri to an astounding number of Union victories during the Civil War.
		By this he meant that if Lyon had not died, the Union may have won the battle, and the four years of fighting over Missouri that followed, may not have been so bad.
		Being the first major battle fought in the state, it is what stimulated the continuous struggle for control.
	home.att.net /~betsynewmark2/CWSonyaPatel.html (4108 words)

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