Battle of Westport
Confederate Commander
Forces Engaged: 8,500
Estimated Casualties: 1,500
October 23, 1864
Westport (present day Kanssas City), Missouri
Union Victory
Part of Price's Missouri Expedition
Union Commander
Forces Engaged: 22,000
Estimated Casualties: 1,500
Confederate Officers
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Brig. Gen. William L. Cabell
Brig. Gen. John Bullock Clark, Jr.
Brig. Gen. Joseph O. Shelby
Brig. Gen. M. Jeff Thompson
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Confederate Official Records
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American History Central
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HistoryNet.com
How a Stolen Gray Mare May Have Changed the Fate of a Major Civil War Battle
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YouTube.com
Battle of Westport, the Gettysburg of the West
The Battle of Westport, an Overview
The Battle of Westport, Missouri, 23 October 1864
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C-Span.org
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Union Officers
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Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans
Brig. Gen. Melvin S. Grant
Brig. Gen. William H. M. Fishback
Brig. Gen. Egbert B. Brown
Brig. Gen. John McNeil
Brig. Gen. John B. Sanborn
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Union Official Records
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Collins, Charles D,, Jr. Battlefield Atlas of Price's Missouri Expedition of 1864. Fort Leavenworth: Combat Studies Institute Press, 2016. p 92-95