Sunset Hill in Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Union Artillery

Photographed by Thomas Onions, August 16, 2009

1. Union Artillery Marker

Inscription. When Gen. Curtis moved up the hill to the west Gen. Blunt moved south from Brush Creek through the woods to Loose Park. He drove the Confederates from a stone fence along 51st St. and formed a line there at 11:00 a.m., Oct. 23, 1864. running east and west from Oak St. to the Bent House and south 500 yds. McLain's Colo. Battery of parrott guns was in Wornall Lane. The 9th Wisc. Battery was 100 ft to the west. Thirty Union guns were in line. Attacks were made until noon when the Confederates were pushed south to he Wornall House.

Go south on Wornall to 53rd Terrace.

Erected by Johnson County National Bank and Trust Company. (Marker Number 6.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Missouri – Battle of Westport series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.

Location. 39° 2.069′ N, 94° 35.549′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in Sunset Hill. It is on Pennsylvania Avenue 0 miles Wornall Road, on the right when traveling west. There is parking across the street from the marker site. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kansas City MO 64112, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker

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: First Home of the Kansas City Country Club (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Centennial Anniversary of Japan's Gift of Cherry Trees (about 600 feet away); Confederate Position (about 600 feet away); The French and the Osage (about 800 feet away); Carolyne Farwell Fuller (approx. 0.2 miles away); McGhee's Charge (approx. 0.3 miles away); Battle of Westport (approx. 0.3 miles away); Union Position (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.

Also see . . . Battle of Westport. Link from the Civil War Muse with further information on this tour stop. (Submitted on August 16, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas.)

Photographed by Thomas Onions, August 16, 2009

2. Union Artillery Marker

Closeup of marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas. This page has been viewed 1,409 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.