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Copy violation?

While I sympathetic to this section History of Preservation of Battle of Westport Sites and Byram's Ford it reads like it was lifted whole cloth. I did various searches and can't find it online so am leaving it for now. It should probably be rewritten to be more unique and wiki friendly. Americasroof 15:50, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done. - Ecjmartin (talk) 00:44, 25 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ringo?

I see this notes that Johnny Ringo was in the battle, and yet on his own page it has him heading out west in July of 1864, as a 14-year-old. Is there a contradiction? 128.206.249.150 (talk) 19:39, 25 April 2011 (UTC)bjones[reply]

Good point. I removed the information, since I can't directly check the source to verify it. It certainly does seem to contradict what was on his page, as he wouldn't have been in a wagon with his family at the same approximate time that he was allegedly serving with Price's forces--and probably not at fourteen years of age, if it was the latter. - Ecjmartin (talk) 20:28, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Current landmarks?

shall we include current landmarks for places? I don't know exactly where the "open field" is, for instance, I would like to. I do understand that the "gulch" in question is currently known as "Rockwell Lane" which is of course west of the north side of Loose Park. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.190.202.56 (talk) 23:33, 8 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

open prairie?

"a see-saw battle ensued in the open prairie" is strange. Vacant lots in the land in question -- between Mission Hills and Wornall House -- become woody quickly now, the climate wasn't that much different a century and a half ago. It might have been deforested, but it has never been "open prairie." "Swan Creek" may have had meadows, and the whole thing is sort of a little mesa, but I doubt we've ever had open prairie in the hills of kansas city. Or can a prairie be a forest? Prairie seems to indicate that it could have been prairie once but since it never burns anymore (since there's a city there, and fires get put out) the trees win now but didn't always.

open prairie?

"a see-saw battle ensued in the open prairie" is strange. Vacant lots in the land in question -- between Mission Hills and Wornall House -- become woody quickly now, the climate wasn't that much different a century and a half ago. It might have been deforested, but it has never been "open prairie." "Swan Creek" may have had meadows, and the whole thing is sort of a little mesa, but I doubt we've ever had open prairie in the hills of kansas city. Or can a prairie be a forest? Prairie seems to indicate that it could have been prairie once but since it never burns anymore (since there's a city there, and fires get put out) the trees win now but didn't always. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.197.10.202 (talk) 16:17, 30 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Iron Brigade

"Shelby counterattacked with the famed Iron Brigade under M. Jeff Thompson in the lead." I don't think the Iron Brigade ever traveled to the trans Mississippi theater & fought on behalf of the CSA. High Leader (talk) 05:47, 25 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I've corrected the piped link, High Leader. Shelby's Iron Brigade was a Confederate cavalry unit in the Trans-Mississippi. Hog Farm _Talk 10:53, 25 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]