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Battle of Westport: Memory and Legacy

On October 21-23, 1864, a Confederate army led by General Sterling Price clashed with its Union counterpart commanded by General Samuel Curtis. The immediate results of this large-scale battle, called by some the “Gettysburg of the West,” were a decisive Union victory and Price’s ignoble retreat from Missouri for the remainder of the Civil War.

Daniel Smith takes a ground-level look at this epic battle, as well as its lasting legacy, and asks: what does it mean, and why does it matter today? As area groups gear up this year to re-enact the Battle of Westport, Smith explores earlier efforts by participants and successive generations to remember and commemorate this significant historical event.

Smith, an attorney for the Overland Park firm of Ankerholz and Smith, serves as the chairman of the Monnett Battle of Westport Fund, whose mission is the battlefield’s preservation and interpretation.

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May
Built on Bread and Beef: The West Bottoms and Kans...
Central Library |
2:00pm
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May
George Sibley and Breach of Promise on the America...
Central Library |
4:00pm
21
Nov
The Shock and Awe of Sarah Bernhardt in Kansas Cit...
3:00pm
3
Jun
Paul L. Hedren - After Custer: The Transformation ...
Central Library |
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Jun
From Wettest Block to Wickedest City
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Battle of Westport: Memory and Legacy

Date & Location
In Person
Details
Adults