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William Clarke Quantrill was a prominent Confederate guerrilla leader during the American Civil War who is most famous for having led a raid on the Unionist town of Lawrence, Kansas, in August 1863. Confederate “ bushwhackers ” such as Quantrill and pro-Union “ jayhawkers ” used irregular tactics in Kansas and Missouri, contributing to ...
Apr 3, 2024 · William C. Quantrill was the captain of a guerrilla band irregularly attached to the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, notorious for the sacking of the free-state stronghold of Lawrence, Kan. (Aug. 21, 1863), in which at least 150 people were burned or shot to death.
William Quantrill’s raid on the Free-State town of Lawrence, Kansas (also known as the Lawrence Massacre) was a defining moment in the border conflict. At dawn on August 21, 1863, Quantrill and his guerrillas rode into Lawrence, where they burned much of the town and killed between 160 and 190 men and boys.
William Clark Quantrill was born in 1837 in Ohio, where he was raised and taught school. In 1858, he moved to Utah where he was a gambler. In 1859, he moved to Lawrence, Kansas and again taught school. But ultimately was forced to escape to Missouri to avoid prosecution for theft and murder.
Jan 12, 2024 · Key facts about William C. Quantrill, a Confederate irregular whose band of raiders employed guerrilla tactics in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the Civil War to harass Union troops and terrorize Northern sympathizers.
Mar 30, 2018 · Quantrill, William Clarke (1837–1865). William Clarke Quantrill (Charley Hart, Charles William Quantrill, and Billy Quantrill), Civil War guerrilla leader, was born at Canal Dover, Ohio, on July 31, 1837, to Thomas Henry and Caroline Cornelia (Clarke) Quantrill. He taught school briefly in Ohio and Illinois; in 1857 he moved to Kansas, and in ...
William Clark Quantrill (July 31, 1837 June 6, 1865) was born in 1837 in Ohio. He was originally a school teacher. In 1858, he moved to Utah where he was a gambler. In 1859, he moved to Lawrence, Kansas and again taught school. In 1860, he fled from Kansas to Missouri to avoid prosecution for theft and murder.
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