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


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).