Battle of Westport

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Battle of Westport
Part of the American Civil War
Westport Battlefield
Date October 23, 1864 (1864-10-23) Location Westport (present-day Kansas City), Missouri 39°01′48″N 94°35′40″W / 39.03000°N 94.59444°W / 39.03000; -94.59444 Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
Maj. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis	Maj. Gen. Sterling Price
Units involved
Army of the Border	Army of Missouri
Strength
22,000	8,500
Casualties and losses
about 1,500	about 1,500
Westport class=notpageimage| Location within Missouri

The Battle of Westport, sometimes referred to as the "Gettysburg of the West", was fought on October 23, 1864, in modern Kansas City, Missouri, during the American Civil War. Union forces under Major General Samuel R. Curtis decisively defeated an outnumbered Confederate force under Major General Sterling Price. This engagement was the turning point of Price's Missouri Expedition, forcing his army to retreat. The battle ended the last major Confederate offensive west of the Mississippi River, and for the remainder of the war the United States Army maintained solid control over most of Missouri. This battle was one of the largest to be fought west of the Mississippi River, with over 30,000 men engaged.