Price’s 1864 Missouri Invasion: The End of the Civil War in Missouri with Dick Titterington
ONLINE ENROLLMENT HAS ENDED. Email spark@umkc.edu or call (816) 235-2870. Calls will be returned the next business day after 9:30am.
January 14–February 25 (seven weeks) | 1:30–3:30 pm
In Person at 4747 Troost Ave, KCMO, Room 22B or Online via Zoom – $40
In the fall of 1864, former Missouri governor Sterling Price, now a Confederate major general, invaded Missouri with 12,000 cavalry. When the Confederates reached northwestern Jackson County, they were confronted by two Union armies. For three days, they fought seven times during the Westport Campaign right here in our backyard. In this class, you’ll find out if General Price achieved the invasion’s objectives. You’ll learn about heroes, villains and war’s cruelties. And there will be an additional, optional trip out to the Big Blue Battlefield to get a first hand look at where it happened.
List of topics
- Price’s Plan to Invade Missouri
- Pilot Knob
- Jefferson City/Boonville
- Centralia/Bloody Bill Anderson
- Advance on Westport/2d Lexington
- October 21: Battle of the Little Blue River
- October 22: Byram’s Ford 1
- October 22: Mockbee Farm
- October 23: Byram’s Ford 2
- October 23: Brush Creek
- Retreat/Mine Creek
- Aftermath/Reconstruction in Missouri
Optional: Field Trip to the Big Blue Battlefield (included in cost of class and limited to those enrolled)
