October 1864
— Battle of Westport —
After heavy fighting at the Little Blue River on the 21st, Price's Confederate army forced Blunt's cavalry to retreat to the Big Blue River, leaving a rear guard in town. Shelby's Confederates reached town in the late afternoon. After a brisk fight Union troops were driven to the west end of town. Price's army and wagon train then camped in and around Independence. On the 22nd Pleasanton's Union cavalry, pursuing Price from the east, made a mounted charge through town driving Fagan's Confederates to the west.| HM Number | HMN9X |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | D |
| Placed By | City of Independence and Howard N. Monett Memorial Civil War Round Table |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 at 4:41am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 377562 N 4328149 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.09388333, -94.41580000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 5.633', W 94° 24.948' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 5' 37.98" N, 94° 24' 56.88" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 816 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 124 W Truman Rd, Independence MO 64050, US |
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