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Who defeated Sterling Price at the Battle of Westport?

Ulysses S. Grant
William T. Sherman
George H. Thomas
Union Army

Answer

At the Battle of Westport, the Union Army defeated Confederate General Sterling Price's Army of the Missouri. The battle was fought on October 23, 1864, and was a major victory for the Union, as it helped to secure Kansas for the Union and prevented Price from joining forces with Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Virginia.