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Stop 11: Collins’s Missouri Battery

[Waypoint 39.026477 -94.594728]

Capt. Richard A. Collins was in command of four 10-pounder Parrott Guns located near here in support of Brig. Gen. Jo Shelby’s attack.

View from tour stop looking north up Pennsylvania Avenue toward Loose Park
View from tour stop looking north up Pennsylvania Avenue toward Loose Park.
Jo Shelby
Brig. Gen. Jo Shelby (Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield WICR 31493).
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Map showing the Battle of Westport October 23, 9:30-11 a.m.. Click on thumbnail to load high resolution version of map.
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Map showing the Battle of Westport October 23, 11 a.m. to 12 noon. Click on thumbnail to load high resolution version of map.
Battle of Westport Walking Tour Map
Map showing the Battle of Westport walking tour stops. Click on thumbnail to load high resolution version of map.

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