Description The Battle of Westport, Missouri (today, part of Kansas City) was the largest Civil War Battle west of the Mississippi.
The Union victory at Westport marked the end of.
The Battle was the climax of a desperate Confederate Raid led by General Sterling Price proceeding from Arkansas across the State of Missouri to the Kansas border.
Troops from as far away as New Jersey and Pennsylvania (as well as Texas, Arkansas, Colorado and Iowa) took part in the hostilities.
Description The Battle of Westport, Missouri (today, part of Kansas City) was the largest Civil War Battle west of the Mississippi