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Title
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The Battle for Westport
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Description
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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.
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Date
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2011-04-17
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865, Plate LXVI
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Description
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Composite of 11 small maps of Civil War battles, campaigns, and important locations. Campaign Against Sterling Price, 1864; Osage or Mine Creek, Kansas; Johnson's Island, Ohio Military Prison; Five Forks, Virginia; Westport and Big Blue, Missouri; Westport, Missouri; Newtonia, Missouri; and Charlot, Missouri (aka Shiloh Creek). Maps illustrate Union and Confederate positions, towns, rivers, railroads, and important local landmarks.
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Object Type
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Map