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The Battle of Westport, October 23, 1864, mural by Newell Convers Wyeth, ca. 1921, mural in the Missouri State Capitol. Courtesy of the Missouri State Archives and the Missouri Capitol Commission.
The 1864 Battle of Westport was fought in modern-day Kansas City. Confederate troops under Major General Sterling Price were defeated by Union forces under Major General Samuel R. Curtis. It was the largest Civil War battle fought west of the Mississippi and is considered a decisive turning point in the war against the Confederacy.
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