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Title: Battle of Mine Creek and Battle of Westport
Description: File contains a copy of a letter written by Kansas militiamen regarding the Battle of Mine Creek in Kansas and the Battle of Westport, from November 1864.
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Civil War Battle of Westport
Description: Booklet edited by Fred Lee, pages 51-77.
Object Type: Pamphlet

Title: Battle of Westport Proposed Memorial Park
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Pioneer Life in Southwest Missouri
Description: Chapter of the book about the construction of the "two-story brick mansion" of John B. Wornall, "the most pretentious of anything in that section," just before and during the Civil War, including a description of the Battle of Westport near the house.
Date: 1929
Object Type: Book

Title: Battle of Westport
Description: Several front page articles including "Battle of Westport" reviewing the monumental Civil War battle resulting in local defeat of Confederate forces under General Price, as well as the Battles of Little Blue and Big Blue leading up to it.
Date: 1864-10-29
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Battle of Westport
Description: See index heading "Battle of Westport" for references in the magazine.
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: The Battle for Westport
Description: Article describes author Darryl Levings upcoming book of historical fiction on the Battle of Westport titled "Saddle the Pale Horse." Includes an excerpt from the book documenting the day before the battle at Mockbee Farm, present-day site of Holmes Road and 78th Street.
Date: 2011-04-17
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Missouri's Top 50 Civil War Sites
Description: Maps and a list of Civil War sites in Missouri, each with a short explanatory note.
Date: 2005-04-01
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Road Plans Worry Preservationists
Description: Article describes a proposed expressway that would slice through "the heart of the Little Blue River Civil War battlefield." The battle, which took place on October 21, 1864, was an early engagement preceding the Battle of Westport.
Date: 2004-06-21
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Battle of Westport Commemoration
Description: Exterior view of three individuals holding hands, two men and one woman in historical period costume. None of the people are identified nor is the exact location known. The back of the photo says "Battle of Westport" and it appears that in the photograph a former Confederate soldier and a former Union man are extending the hand of friendship. May have been a ceremony held at one of the anniversaries of the Battle of Westport, perhaps the 50th (1914).
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Battle of Westport Markers to Be Dedicated October 15
Description: Dedication of marker at 4600 East 63rd Trafficway.
Date: 1961-10
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Mission Hills Kansas, Old Well
Description: Postcard of the old well in the Country Club District in Mission Hills, Kansas. The well was located at State Line and Brookwood roads.
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Byram's Ford
Description: Byram's Ford, sight of the Battle of the Blue.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Harris House Hotel
Description: Postcard of the Harris House Hotel in Westport.
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Confederate Soldiers Monument
Description: Full frontal and side view of Confederate Soldiers monument, commemorating those soldiers killed in the Battle of Westport.
Date: 1993
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Confederate Soldiers Monument
Description: View of Confederate Soldiers monument and tombstones at south end of cemetery. Monument commemorates those soldiers killed in Battle of Westport. Cemetery located at 69th and Troost.
Date: 1993
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Confederate Soldiers Monument
Description: Close-up view of base of Confederate Soldiers monument, south end of the cemetery. Monument commemorates those soldiers killed in Battle of Westport.
Date: 1993
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Historical Marker
Description: Frontal view of historical marker which reads "Shelby's Last Stand", commemorating the Battle of Westport. Cemetery located at 69th and Troost.
Date: 1993
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Battle of Westport Drawing
Description: Photograph of drawing of battle scene, shows the Harris House in the background.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: The Battle of Westport
Description: Color print of the mural, "The Battle of Westport," by N. C. Wyeth, measuring 15 x 26.25 in. The image depicts the clash between Union and Confederate forces that took place in Westport, Missouri on October 23, 1864. The original mural was completed in 1920 and is displayed in the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City.
Object Type: Archival Material

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