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

Hinkle's Grove

Photographed by Thomas Onions, March 27, 2010

1. Hinkle's Grove Marker

Inscription.
At about 1:00 P.M., October 23, 1864 Confederate Gen. Shelby was withdrawing slowly from his position near the Wornall House. He had been ordered to pull back by Gen. Price because of the collapse of Marmaduke's Confederate line at Byram's Ford. Union troops under Gen. Pleasonton arrived here at that time. In the lead was Thurber's Battery of Rodman Guns. They opened fire from the edge of the grove that was here. Philips' Union Brigade arrive. Shelby retreated south and east with Union Generals Blunt and Philips in hot pursuit. Go East on 63rd; to within 150 ft of Paseo.

Erected by Westport Historical Society. (Marker Number 11.)

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 month for this entry is October 1863.

Location. 39° 0.825′ N, 94° 35.205′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in Morningside. It is at the intersection of 63rd Street and Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east on 63rd Street. Park on Walnut. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kansas City MO 64113, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wornall Homestead (approx. 0.4 miles away);

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Battle of the Big Blue (approx. 0.8 miles away); James G. Ashley, Jr. and Pamela C. Ashley (approx. 0.9 miles away); Battle of Westport (approx. one mile away); Shelby's Last Stand (approx. one mile away); Country Club Line Historical Trolley Station (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Westport (approx. 1.1 miles away); McGhee's Charge (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.

Also see . . . Civil War on the Western Border: Battle of Westport. Kansas City Public Library website entry (Submitted on April 17, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Thomas Onions, March 27, 2010

2. Hinkle's Grove Marker

Area photo of Marker.

Photographed by Thomas Onions, January 17, 2010

3. Hinkle's Grove Marker

Photo of General Joseph Shelby's Gravesite in the Forest Hill Cemetery.

Photographed by Thomas Onions, February 28, 2010

4. Hinkle's Grove Marker

Photo of the Wornall House.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2010, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas. This page has been viewed 1,842 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 1, 2010, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas.