The Battle of Westport Monument, located north of the Rose Garden, commemorates the location where Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, "The Old Fox" of the Confederate Army, was defeated and his forces sent into retreat to the territory of Arkansas. The 6-ton red granite marker was dedicated in October 1953.
http://www.kcmo.org/CKCMO/Depts/ParksandRecreation/LoosePark/index.htmCredit to City of Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation
