Counterfactuals - Battle of Westport

About this episode

The episode discusses the lesser-known Battle of Westport during the Civil War and explores counterfactual scenarios regarding its outcome.

On today’s episode, we talk about a little remembered campaign of the Civil War fought west of the Mississippi, when a former Missouri governor attempted to shake things up as hope for the south dwindled. Ultimately it all went wrong - but what if it didn’t?

People in this episode

Hosts: Lance Geiger, Josh Geiger

Topics covered

• Civil War
• Counterfactuals
• Military History
• Westport
• Missouri
• Historical Analysis

Keywords

• Battle of Westport
• Civil War
• Missouri
• counterfactuals
• history
• military campaign
• southern hope

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Missouri

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