Battle of Westport
Action on the Third Day
Near this point on the morning of October 23, 1864, Capt. Richard A. Collins' Confederate battery of Shelby's Brigade went into action, supported by two cavalry battalions. for two hours this battery dueled with the 9th Wisconsin battery, covering the approaches to Westport. So hot was Collins' fire that he burst one of his guns.
Marker is at the intersection of West 56th Street and Pennsylvannia Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West 56th Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
