Battle of Westport - Action on the Third Day - Kansas City, Missouri
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N 39° 01.588 W 094° 35.686
15S E 361954 N 4320923
This marker - Tour stop 9 in the Battle of Westport Auto Tour - is located on the southeast corner of West 56th & Pennsylvania Avenue - just south of Loose Park.
Waymark Code: WM8ARH
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 03/02/2010
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Text on the marker:
Near this point on the morning of October 23, 1864, Capt. Richard A. Collins' Confederate battery of Shelby's Brigade went into action, supported by two cavalary battalions. for two hours this battery dueled with the 9th Wisconsin battery, covering the approaches to Westport. So hot was Collins' fire that he burst one of his guns.
Erected by Jackson County Historical Society
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Gilmer Meriwether, Jr.
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History of Mark: Not listed
Additional point: Not Listed
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