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Hace 2 días · William Clarke Quantrill, born in Ohio in 1837, was a man of contradictions. He began his career as a schoolteacher but soon turned to a life of crime and, eventually, guerrilla warfare. Quantrill’s Raiders emerged in the turbulent border state of Missouri, a hotbed of divided loyalties and violent confrontations between pro-Union and pro-Confederate forces.
1 de jun. de 2024 · The character of Josey Wales is inspired by real-life Missouri guerrilla fighter William Quantrill. Quantrill was known for his involvement in the Confederate cause during the Civil War.
30 de may. de 2024 · The Battle of Harrisonville. August 23, 1862 in Harrisonville, Missouri. On August 23, Lt. Col. John Burris, commanding the 4th Kansas Cavalry, moved to the farm of Charles Cowart. Col. William Quantrill and his Confederate guerilla force was camped near the farm. When the Confederates heard the cavalry coming, they moved into the woods.
Small cotton and wool flag dropped during Quantrill's raid on Olathe on September 7, 1862. The flag resembles the Confederate First National Flag, nicknamed the "Stars and Bars," however, the canton displays either a fist or palmetto tree and "Quant" for Quantrill.
Hace 3 días · The most infamous event occurred in Lawrence, Kansas on August 21, 1863, when Quantrill's Raiders led by William Quantrill ransacked the town and murdered about 190 civilians because of the town's anti-slavery sentiment.
24 de may. de 2024 · In William Clarke Quantrill , Albert Castel's classic biography, the story of Quantrill and his men comes alive through facts verified from firsthand, original sources.
Hace 2 días · William C. Quantrill, a Confederate sympathizer, gained infamy as the leader of a band of guerrillas known as Quantrill's Raiders, who terrorized the border regions of Missouri and Kansas during the Civil War. They committed brutal attacks against Union soldiers and civilians, including the infamous Lawrence Massacre of 1863.
