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Federals victorious at Battle of Westport 150 years ago today (Oct 23 1864)

October 23, 20141860s, American Civil Waradmin


Video: 'The Battle of Westport'

(Sunday, October 23, 1864; during American Civil War) — Union forces under Major General Samuel R. Curtis decisively defeated an outnumbered Confederate force under Major General Sterling Price today in the Battle of Westport in Westport (now a part of Kansas City, Missouri).

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* Owned slaves while in office

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